Produced by Enzo Minarelli and edited by Giovanni Fontana. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This poem was performed at the first Philadelphia Book Fair in 1976. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The edition consisted of 10 copies boxed with a tape cassette and a loose portfolio from the book that was painted by Kern and signed. 100 copies were boxed with a tape, a loose portfolio and signed in book (current copy). 400 copies were boxed with a tape. 250 copies were available in book form only. The 12 prints in the box are pages taken from the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The edition consisted of 10 copies boxed with a tape cassette and a loose portfolio from the book that was painted by Kern and signed. 100 copies were boxed with a tape, a loose portfolio and signed. 400 copies were boxed with a tape (current copy). 250 copies were available in book form only. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The poem in this book, that was first performed at the FOOTBALL in May 1981, was based upon a paper by Alex Alexander on Foot Fetish. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This work is a modern enactment of the passage of the Sungod of night, or Osiris, through the first gate of the Neter-Khertet (divine underworld). The poem is accompanied by line drawings of New York scenes done by Kern. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a reprint of a poem that appeared in Poetry Australia No.58, 1976: American Revolution Bicentennial Issue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In a lengthy essay, Allen Katzman provides the documentation and analysis of Kern's poems. The combination of the presentation of this essay and Kern's performance of Text of Amen was presented at the Atlantis Rising 3rd Annual World Healing Symposium in 1981 at Giza, Egypt. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

These poems were part of a poetry concert at the West End Cafe, 113thStreet and Broadway, NYC on April 4, 1976. Most of joe johnson's poems have graphic additions and breaks marked for reading . Possibly, this was joe johnson's copy.One page has an ink stain. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.