This book reprints several of Gerz's works that had been previously published in Neue Texte, Opus International, Agentzia, Stereo Headphones, Visuelle Poesie, The San Francisco Earthquake, Geiger, etc. The originals of one of the poems reproduced in this book, e.g., "Dieschweigendemehrheit (Heil)" is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

For its time, this book is highly experimental both in its writing and typographic presentation and layout. Some of the poems appear to have been made by the cut-up technique popularized by Gysin and Burroughs. The German and English languages are often intermingled in the same sentences. Others poems are concrete and visual in format. Originals of a few of the visual poems are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is Gerz's first book and the first edition. For its time, this book was highly experimental both in its writing and typographic presentation and layout. Some of the poems appear to have been made by the cut-up technique popularized by Gysin and Burroughs. The German and English languages were often intermingled in the same sentences. Others poems were concrete and visual in format. Originals of a few of the visual poems are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.