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Kopelnitsky illustrates a review of the poems of Phillip Levine with a letter picture of a man, composed of A and B, hammering WORD on stand of the letter Z, reflecting the poet's early life as a manual laborer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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curry gives a highly favorable review for What #2. "these are not "experimental" works & this is not a magazine of same. these are fully realized accomplishments in the realm of visual language, a realm in which the wallpaper poem & scattered collage proliferate. Kaldron is a tasty antidote to drive away the eyesoreness caused by most magazines of its ilk." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The folded sheet is a photocopy on an article from The Korean Times explaining concrete poetry, specifically the works of Koh Won.Wikipedia: This is a Korean name; the family name is Ko.Ko Un is a South Korean poet. His works have been translated and published in more than 15 countries and he has been imprisoned many times. Ko is routinely mentioned as one of the frontrunners for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and Korean reporters have camped outside his house ahead of the annual recipient announcement. was born Ko Untae in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province in 1933. He was at Gunsan Middle School when war broke out.The Korean War emotionally and physically traumatized Ko and caused the death of many of his relatives and friends. Ko's hearing suffered from acid that he poured into his ears during an acute crisis in this time and it was further harmed by a police beating in 1979. In 1952, before the war had ended, Ko became a Buddhist monk. After a decade of monastic life, he chose to...

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Higgins reviews Ruth Laxson's book "Measure-Cut-Stitch," held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The cover of this issue was taken from a design by David Sellars. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The cover of this issue was designed by Bob Cobbing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Gannon reviews "The Catalog of Lost Books" by Tad Tuleja, held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a favorable review of this book that surveys Portuguese concrete poetry and its antecedents; the book is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This article appeared in What #5. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.