Rolf-Gunter Dienst designed the calligraphic cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

John Furnival provided the illustrations to Hollo's poems and designed the cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Tom Phillips contributed four abstract and constructivistic line drawings that are reproduced in the book. This first edition was designed and printed by Asa Benveniste and Paul Vaughan. This anthology includes The Going-On Poem published by Writers Forum as Quarto One in 1966. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The text reproduces Hollo's handwritten version of the poem. The letter dated 18 August 1966 is addressed to Henry Rago, the editor of Poetry (Chicago) and requests that this book as well as & it is a song and Faces and Forms be considered for review. The two poems as loose pages are entitled "Love in the bathroom." This book is also designated Writers Forum Quartos No.1. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Also designated Writers Forum Quartos No.1. The text reproduces Hollo's handwritten version of the poem -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Also designated Writers Forum Quartos No.1. The text reproduces Hollo's handwritten version of the poem -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Also designated Writers Forum Poets No.4. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Hollo records obsolete &/or archaic definitions of Ruth from the Oxford English Dictionary: 1. the quality of being compassionate; pitifulness; the feeling of sorrow for another; compassion, pity. 2, contrition, repentance; remorse. now rare. 3. sorrow, grief, distress; lamentation. 4. matter or occasion of sorrow or regret. 5. a native vehicle or carriage. 6. to awaken, rouse. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is an anthology of poems by Finnish poets. This was one of the books seized by the Cleveland Police from Jim Lowell's Asphodel Bookshop because of obscenity of which none appear in the book. The only mildly controversial poem deals with the Vietnam war. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.