John Furnival and dom Silvester Houedard, the editors define this venture as follows. "typography - openings are constituted by poet/ typographer/ artist - openings are active poetry - openings make everybody make poetry - poetry means making poesis - a typographer thinks that the poem is the first of of the first things first." graphics - we aim to produce a series which is not a complete integration of graphics and text, i.e. not an illustrated poem or a captioned drawing but a picture/poem - in fact, we always start out with, and work from, the poem - the difficulty lies in maintaining the balance between text and drawing." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The proof copy verso lacks information on poetry, graphics, typography, and printing contacts as on the distributed copy. On the verso of this pamphlet, Furnival writes, "Rough proof of propectus for OPENINGS PRESS, founded in 1964 by John Furnival + dom Silvester Houedard." They define this venture as follows. "typography - openings are constituted by poet/ typographer/ artist - openings are active poetry - openings make everybody make poetry - poetry means making poesis - a typographer thinks that the poem is the first of of the first things first." graphics - we aim to produce a series which is not a complete integration of graphics and text, i.e. not an illustrated poem or a captioned drawing but a picture/poem - in fact, we always start out with, and work from, the poem - the difficulty lies in maintaining the balance between text and drawing." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This card is depicted in Furnival's "Lost for Words" (2011) page 15. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This card is depicted in Furnival's "Lost for Words" (2011) page 15. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This card deals with the contemporaneous political situation in Greece, e.g., a military dictatorship. The first 'l' in the ancient word for Greece,"Hellas," is removed and a displaced in at an angle over the 'e' leaving an empty 'l' space in the word. It signifies the "club" held over Greece by the dictatorship. On one of the cards, the verso is rubberstamped, "poem - summer 1967, first printed edition, abson press, for d/h read dsh, happy xyzmas/newxyear." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a Hebrew adaptation of Gomringer's concrete poem, "Silencio." The Hebrew letter "Sh" arranged in a grid borders two empty spaces indicating repetition of the word, "Silence, Silence!" One copy is rubberstamped on the verso with the author's name and address, the others are not. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This poem was first published in London Magazine October 1970. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The 'l' has been cut out from the word, "link." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Massimo Valsecchi designed this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This poem was reproduced in Dust No.14, 1970. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Nineteen concrete poems are printed one to each page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book reproduces Gappmayr's (7 October 1925; Innsbruck -- 20 April 2010); Innsbruck) poems and reprints his theoretical texts that deal with definitions of traditional (conventional), concrete and visual poetry. Gappmayr uses the term "visual poetry" to also signify "concrete poetry" where only language without images is present. The book also includes photographs of installations of his work in public places. This copy of the book is the ordinary edition; in the numbered and signed editions, an etching is included with the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book was published on the occasion of Gappmayr's exhibition in 1997 at the Kunsthalle Wien. Dorothea Van Der Koelen coordinated the catalogue and exhibition. A large number of the works consist of a single word. This copy of the book is the ordinary edition; in the numbered and signed editions, an etching is included with the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book was published on the occasion of Gappmayr's 80th birthday and his exhibition in 2005 at the Galerie Dorthea van der Koelen. The latter coordinated the catalogue and exhibition. A large number of the works consist of a single word. This copy of the book is the ordinary edition; in the numbered and signed editions, an etching is included with the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.