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Trou translates as hole; verge translates as penis. Vert (painted green) is green and rouge is red (painted red) - a double anagram. Un bel orage (a beautiful storm) changes to blu orange, painted the appropriate colors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Also designated th wrecking ballzark #48. This is the 2nd edition of the work that first published by Bug Press in May 1982. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This poster was hung in the most important exhibition of concrete poetry in its time. The numbering scheme used to classify the posters is based upon the pages of the exhibition catalogue with the same title. In this case, the poster was not depicted in the catalogue and the page reference is to Thomkins' biography. The poem is arranged in a rectangular grid in large capital letters. Each row is forms an anagram of the poet's name. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This poster was hung in the most important exhibition of concrete poetry in its time. The numbering scheme used to classify the posters is based upon the pages of the exhibition catalogue with the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

By following Dupuy's numbering system, the painting entitled Jaune Violet (painted in yellow and violet) changes to J'envoie saluts (I Send greetings). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.