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In his introduction, Eric Mottram writes that "Voice Prints is for voice performance, and looking or meditating performance...[The] poem-texts or poem-images continue Bob Cobbings's experimental achievements with many uses of words, word-orders and word designs." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Theme of exhibition was mainly Fluxus music. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The two major poems of the four in this presentation are two sound poems that use permutations of repetitions of English words to create a catchy musical rhythm. The first poem, seven box bus its, the first begins, 1 boxes boxing 2 busses boxes - busses - boxes - busses - busses bussing - busses bussing bounds - busses bussing - busses bussings busses... The second poem, animals yes animals begins, animals how come animals animals with newpapers animals quickly animals shoo skat animals observing winches animals... -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Bob Cobbing has made notations for the actual performance times on Swedish radio on this personal copy. He notes that Valoch's contribution was not received in time for the festival. This copy is stored with Cobbing material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This a collection of previously published essays on sound poetry that have been translated into Portuguese. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The book consists of chapters written on the field of Sound Poetry; these include essays and interviews. There are only two typewriter art pieces in this book, both by Henri Chopin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Stored in box containing tape cassette periodicals of Linebreak, Recorthings and Tellus. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.