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Gysin is interviewed by Wilson, with an introduction by William S. Burroughs. They discuss Morocco, magic, science, literature, painting and music. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This scholarly, informative and well illustrated catalogue describes the adventures of the post-WWII artists who searched for new forms of liberty in art beyond aesthetic conventions of the moment or social norms. The exhibition was organized in two sections:1952-1968 and 1968-1994. The catalogue also includes a section of music and cinema, a chronology organized by year and event location and a bibliography. Most of the text consists of interviews of the participants. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Entry 418: Claire Satin - Annotation mentions that her works are held by the Sackner collection. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents William Burroughs explanation for his typewriter machine poem accompanying this record (MAS basically a masking process): I enclose an experiment in machine writing that anyone can do on his own typewriter. The experiment consists in passing any prose through a grid. The prose I selected for the present example was press criticisms of Naked Lunch and my latest book Dead Fingers Talk. John Wayne, Philip Toynbee, Anthony Quinton (whoever he may be) John Donnelley (") some joker from the New Yorker and Time. I selected mostly unfavorable criticisms with a special attention to meaningless machine turned phrases such as 'irrelevant honesty of hysteria' the pocked dishonored flesh' ironically the format is banal' etc. Then ruled off a grid "”(Grid I) and wove the prose into it like start a sentence from J. Wane, in square I continue in square 3 5 and 7. Now a sentence from Toyby started in square 2 4 and 6. The reading of the grid back to straight prose can be done say one across and one...

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This issue features a cover by John Furnival, a description of "better books,' a bookshop managed by Bob Cobbing, and an article on Fascism. it is stored in the box holding Furnival material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Includes the poem "dormir" meaning sleep in Spanish with rows of the letter "z" to suggest the association of this onomatopoeic sound and snoring. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The essay consists of excerpts from the journal of Burroughs from May 3 to his final entry on "August 1, Fliday," the day before his death. It reads, "Love? What is it? Most natural painkiller. What there is. LOVE." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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In this book, Chopin provides the basis for sound poetry -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book was edited by Jan Herman. Gysin documents the making of cut-ups and his "Dream Machine" in this book. Also, this book includes three labels from the exhibition "Beyond Geometry." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The first paragraph in this letter to John Sharkey (?) expresses Houedard's dismay at the marital problems of Wendy and John Sharkey. The letter contiues with Houedards future projects including writing on Buddhism and poetry and a review of Naked Lunch. He writes "anyway pornography zen concrete catholic-atheism all seem to fit in smooth with wittgensien where he says old postion was : we all had these private minds & ideas originated in them & they cld learn all abt BODIES & got their information thru the body - but NEVER cld know another human mind..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Thie letter deals mainly with comments on forthcoming books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Gibbs asks Aaron for books and mentions his working on Kontextsound to accompany the sound poetry festival ar Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Gibbs mentions that he wants to publish parts of Burroughs "The Third Mind" in Kontexts and that he is translating a piece from Henri Chopin in "difficult French. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The letters reprinted in chronologic order with minimal annotations were selected and edited by Matie Molinari, Corinne McLuhan and William Toye. They provide a background to McLuhans's life and intellectual growth and reveal his staggering knowledge of the literature of the great writers and thinkers who inspired him to achieve his penetrating insights into the age of electronic communication and become its most renowned interpreter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.