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Poem depicts a political demonstration against the establishment. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The theme of this poem deals with Brazil's rain forest. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a photograph of the sculpture held by the Sackner Archive. The text reads "machine guns against jeans and sneakers." It is carved into the stone which is positioned vertically like Chinese text as a reference to Tennimen Square. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Describes a billboard designed by Robbie Canal which read "Artificial Art Official" with a picture of Jesse Helms. It was removed by the company citing questionable taste. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Skillfully cut, glued together, styrofoam Hebrew letters are stacked one on top of another in a random, pyramid shape. The letters may be a metaphor for victims of the Holocaust. The glass box could represent Kristelnacht, when the Nazis destroyed the glass windows of Jewish shops and burned Jewish books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Skillfully cut, glued together, styrofoam Hebrew letters are stacked one on top of another in a random, pyramid shape. The letters may be a metaphor for victims of the Holocaust. The glass box could represent Kristelnacht, when the Nazis destroyed the glass windows of Jewish shops and burned Jewish books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each line of verse is printed in a varient typeface and either black or gray ink. The poem describes a series of bombings and the aftermath of each attack. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The photocopied colored poem is entitled "The Armistice" combines one portion of the each of the logographs for Pepsi Cola and Coca Cola. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The poem reads, DDT - ddt. It is also designated th wrecking ballzark #11 and pomez a penny #21. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The election of 2002 is summed up In nine steps including DEmure, DEnial, DEfeat, DEfault, DEscend, DEfunct, DEgrade, DEferential, DEmocrats! This poem accompanies an essay by Frank Rich titled "We're Not in Florida Anymore." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Designated ICPA Publication No.16. The theme of this poem deals with the girls who were burned so badly in the Hiroshima nuclear explosion that they cannot bear to look at themselves in the mirror. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.