The letter deals with a book written by Haliburton that is being read by Houedard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Babs Jackson, the Director of Tristan Tzara's farciful play, "The Gas Heart," discusses the progress of the rehersals for it. This letter is filed in the houedard binder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Correspondence refers to calls to Lisson Gallery and the fact that Sylvester (DSH) would have to say about disposal of a work for the catalogie "to settle it one way or the other." Pederson thanks Donato for "saying about it." Stored in cinicolo 3 box. l.d. pesersen contributed a poem to Peter Finch's book, "Typewriter Poems" (1972). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Houedard writes of the lack of care for his works when lent for exhibitions.This letter contains a typing of an elaborate curving line of letters "godfuckyou" and also a structure of individual letters that he describes as "thats not much of one im in a hurry" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter from Harris to Wagner was written to as a cover letter for drawings he is sending to him as well asking him about publishing a new book of disintegrating language entitled, "Pamplemousse." This was subsequently published by Blewointment Press in 1969 - the Sackner Archive has a copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

levy comments in this letter about the politics of Steve Slavik. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Requests purchase of Lucie-Smith's "Sand Poem". -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Letter concerns annual birthday greetings, Bell's activities in Oakland and his plans to organize an E. Williams exhibition in California. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Claire comments on Willliams' "Anthology of Concrete Poetry." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Crow asks Williams for reviews and comments on Mouth and Eye Pieces. Crow might be a Native American. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The letter deals with Engel's poem OH. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Merton acknowledges Emmett Williams' poem "Red Chair" in Monk's Pond. He requests permission to publish two of his poems that appeared in Art International as well as Pignatari's "Cloaca." Mentions that Bob Lax visited him and that he's doing good new stuff. The letterhead is Abbey of Gethsemani. Merton thanks Emmett Williams for his contribution of "The Red Chair" that he will publish in Monk's Pond II. He indicates that the first issue has some fine Zen stuff and is going to press with help from Jonathan Williams. He compliments Williams on his Concrete Poetry Anthology and asks to be placed on the Something Else Press mailing list. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The letterhead is Monks Pond. Merton writes Emmett Williams that "All the things you are making happen sound good. Or helping make happen. Yes, visual poetry. I'd like to see that exhibit in Minneapolis. When will it be?" He continues, "I'm starting on some visual stuff. Hasn't loosened up yet but I think it will start to break soon. If only we had some more type here and the monastery printer had more time we could really do something about it." In a postscript, Merton adds a handwritten request, "Could I see a copy of the Bense reader? Looks interesting. Also the MacLow stanzas, as I am doing some, that - & Dieter Rot. Your catalog is very good. Only interesting one I've seen in a long time. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The letterhead is Abbey of Gethsemani. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Houedard comments on how busy he is with 12 exhibitions and the "thousands of dreadful ladytourists arriving in their mammywaggons." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Letter concerns S. Bann's gift to E. Gomringer of four cards of his work which are also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Cook is pleased that Gomringer is interested in his work and sends photocopies of concrete poems he wrote for children. He provides titles for these letter pictures which appear in his book "Concrete Poems," held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Haroldo De Campos writes that he has just finished his concrete poems for the collection "koncrete poesie/poesia concreta" and is sending them to Gomringer. These poems were never published and were acquired in manuscript form by the Sackner Archive directly from Gomringer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.