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Some of these poems in this book appeared in Clown War, a publication held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book contains Albert-Birot's translations of the Illiad, Agamemnon, Le Mystere D'Adam as well as his own poetry including Silex. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Several poems deal with breathing and Zen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Mesens initials of his first name stand for Edouard-Leon-Theodore. This book is illustrated with 5 designs by Mesens, the first of which is negativised for the translation, i.e. the French image is a negative of the English positive. The final illustration is an artistic interpretation of a musical score titled "La Partition Complete/The Complete Score." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.