Card is a book marker. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each pages consists of non-verbal visual poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This print appears to be gouged out in specific locations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Helmes sent this work to Ruth Sackner on her 78th birthday. On the enclosed card he writes,"The sonnets are part of a 'Literary Expressionism' approach. Will have a show at Counterpath in Denver, Aug 1-15th 2014 featuring them." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The abstract lithographed markings resemble partial letter forms. They are over painted in rose colored watercolor and outlined with a graphite border. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each of the artists describes his/her methods and thought processes involved in the creation of the works. The cohesive elements in the visual poems are the use of color and form. This publication was a gift from the poets on the occasion of their visit to the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.