Bob Grumman contributed an introductory essay "Instigator Grumman's Introductions." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The poems use solely the word "rain" with the dot above the 'i' being varies from shading to added words. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Also designated one cent #190 (held by Sackner Archive) and Hit Broadside #2. Grumman utilizes blank space as a visual representation of the pond (pnd). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This essay is an excellent critique and analysis of selected poems that Grumman ties together. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Bob Grumman wrote the introduction in which he comments on the form of Kempton's poems whereby a word is split into two or more words by intervening spaces. He mentions that G. Huth designated this form as a severlation. These poems are printed one to a page, e.g., artifact = art if act, justice = just ice, herring = her ring, netherlands = net her lands, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Carries an announcement of the death of Gerald Burns. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The word "understanding" is typed repeatedly in four variations on a sky blue background. The top of the pages contain a blue colored rectangle, a division mark, and the words, "the sky," The fourth sheet also says "explainability" and contains a line of music and minimal poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Grumman gave this collage to the Sackners during his visit to the Archive in June 2001. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Also designated dbqp No.7 and Hit Broadside #2. Grumman utilizes blank space as a visual representation of the pond (pnd). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

RK in title presumably is the designation for Richard Kostelanetz. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

RK in title presumably is the designation for Richard Kostelanetz. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Grumman writes in the introduction to this small volume of poetry that he wrote the verses in 1966 when he was twenty five and Cummings work was all that he knew of "visual poetry." The Sackner Archive also holds the 1966 self-published edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This volume is the first, self published book by Robert Jeremy Grumman aka Bob Grumman. The Sackner Archive holds the Runaway Spoon Press edition reprinted in slightly smaller format in 1997. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.