This book, an abstracted compendium of Kostelanetz's publications, was designed by Igor Satanovsky. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Alan Riddell was born in 1927 and died in 1977. He was the owner of GALLERY A PRINT WORKSHOP. He was educated in Scotland (he received his MA from the University of Edinburgh) and lived in Greece, Spain, France and Australia. During his time in Australia he worked as a journalist for the Age, Daily Telegraph and Sydney Morning Herald (where he was editor of the education supplement from 1969 to 1970). Riddell's poetry has appeared in numerous journals throughout the world, including Encounter, Botteghe Oscure, Poetry Quarterly, Poor. Old. Tired. Horse., Time and Tide, Points, etc. He founded the periodical, "lines." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This work was exhibited in one of pete spence's correspondence art shows. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The translation of the text according to Matt Kelsey is "Thank you Ruth and Marvin From Wanda." The Cyrillic message repeats in smaller sizes in the spiral. This was a gift from Wanda Kownacki. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a collection of prints by Selbar (aka Hoesselbarth) dealing with the Holocaust and German rightist politics. Die Blendung means "The Blinding" in English. Kai Selbar provided an English translation for the German comments on each print that is included in this portfolio. He notes that the first three prints are based upon a common principle. When the same word is written several times in a row so that the letters run together, the new combinations produce a new and related item. The result is that a second level of content or meaning is introduced to the original word. For example, in the title print "Blendung" (blinding), the linguistid elements are StimmenfANG STimmenfang = Stimmenfang (campaign), Angst (fear). The later conveys the poilitical campaign by the far right. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book is heavily oriented toward ancient handwritten shaped poems. Peignot includes poems from ancient times to the present, There are also sections on Islamic, Hebraic and Chinese shaped poems. Several pages of Hrabaus Maurus poems are reproduced on page 46; the Sackner Archive holds a copy of this book. Page 51 depicts a battle formation formed from letters written by Nicholas Machievelli in 'The Art of War.' Page 91 depicts a page of shaped poems attibuted to an unidentified poet i Journal universel No.288, 1861. The Sackner Archive holds the same text in Journal Amusant, No.288,1861. Peignot's unidentified poet of the eight shaped poems in this issue was Amedee Pommier, the founder of "Cirque des poetes." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Ekistics means a science dealing with human settlements and drawing on the research and experience of professionals in various fields (such as architecture, engineering, city planning and sociology). Two visual poems dealing directly with the title of the book are found on the front and back covers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

As with other Depew books, the page count includes the blank side of the page, e.g., 24 leaves equals 48 pages. In this book, Depew utilized a single woodcut square and progressively removed a increasing portion of it page by page so that by the end of the book only a small, irregularly shaped printed fragment remained. These pages were then mimeographed. The cover depicts a green colored abstract design on beige papercard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

As with other Depew books, the page count includes the blank side of the page, e.g., 24 leaves equals 48 pages. In this book, Depew utilized a single woodcut square and progressively removed a increasing portion of it page by page so that by the end of the book only a small, irregularly shaped printed fragment remained. These pages were then mimeographed. The cover depicts a green colored abstract design on black papercard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In a personal letter to the Sackners, Belsey stated that he was disappointed with the presentation of the first edition and more pleased by the second edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In a personal letter to the Sackners, Belsey stated that he was disappointed with the presentation of the first edition and more pleased by the second edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.