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Describes the experiences of Andrei Voznesensky as a poet in residence at the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. During that stay, Voznesensky visited the Sackner Archive one Sunday morning after a poetry reading in Miami. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Richard Aaron was responsible for helping to form the collection of Raymond Danowski that was donated to the Woodruff Library at Emory University in Atlanta. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This issue includes an interview of Rodriguez by Rosa Alcala. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Edited by Stuart Mills. Issue reproduces two letters of grant rejection from the East Midlands Arts Association claiming the "presentation was too lavish in respect of both the selling price and the content." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This issue includes an interview of Gadd. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Summary: 1)Description of U. Grant Roman - Ian Hamilton Finlay Archive. Chicago, Illinois 1983, manuscript; pages (ink, handwriting). 2). Letter to U. Grant Roman sending copies of P.O.T.H.. c.1963. letter (ink, handwriting), 3). Letter to U. Grant Roman thanking him for purchasing Poor Old Tired Horse and instruction for assembling Standing Poem. Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland c.1963, letter (typed), 4) Letter to U. Grant Roman discussing future of poems on glass panels. c.1963. letter (typed), 5) Letter to U. Grant Roman discussing loss of Cardboard Toy Poem and Proposal To Destroy All Copies of Canal Funnel Save One. Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland 1964. letter (ink, handwriting), 6.). Letter to U. Grant Roman Discussing Destruction of Canal Funnel and Mentions Publication of Concrete Poetry. Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland 1964 letter (typed, ink, handwriting 2p), 7) Letter to U. Grant Roman Listing Works Sent Including One Copy of Canal Funnel Lanark, Scotland 1964. letter (typed), 8) Letter to...

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This issue was edited by Harry Polkinhorn. It is a survey of Beining's work beginning with a critical essay by Polkinhorn, an interview of Beining, stoma poems of Beining, photocopied visual and visual poetic collages, and photocopied reproducions of concrete and typewriter poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The colophon states that the first 100 copies were numbered and signed by all the contributors. This copy is not in this first series and the incomplete list of signatures was obtained by the previous owner some time after the book was published. This book is a Festschrift in honor of Helmut Hessenbuttel; it is also designated Portrait 1 in a series by the publisher. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Produced by David UU. This poem was first published as Luv 5, in 1967 by Fleye Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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In this book of previously published brief essays and interviews, Jonathan Williams describes his publishing in Jargon as follows: "Most of the people we've published despise ninety-five percent of the others we've done - that's probably a very healthy thing. Remember, you're dealing with a hillbilly oligarch, a crank. Whether it's poetry of photography or visionary fold-art or persons themselves, I love things that are 'bright-eyed, non-uppity, autochthonous, wacko, private, isolate, unconventional, unpaved, non-commercial, non-nice, naive, outside, fantastic, sub-aesthetic, home-style and bushy-tailed." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book was the winner of the 1984 Poetry Center Book Award. Many of the poems were written over the years on Bloomsday, June 16. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The two collaborating artists poetically describe their work submitted to "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition and provide texts from "The Complete System of Self-Healing" by Dr.S.T.Chang and the writings of Tao Te Ching. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Andre writes "May you & Ruth & all your family enjoy a healthy, happy, & prosperous New Year! PAXETLVX" With respect to Marvin's suggestion about inscribing language on his flat plate sculptures, he wrote the following after the poet "lao Tzu." "The way is for ever nameless. Thiough the uncarved block is small no one in the world dare claim its allegence....only when it is cut are there names. As soon as there are namesine ought to know it is time to stop." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This issue is devoted to the poems Iliazd wrote about the aviator, Roland Garros. The poster is a reproduction of the "parole in liberta" in Russian. The format of the poem resembles a Balla sound poem held by the Sackner Archive. The mini CD contains poem, and the music of Eric Satie and Alexandre Scriabine among others. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This issue is devoted to the poems Iliazd wrote about the aviator, Roland Garros. The poster is a reproduction of the "parole in liberta" in Russian. The format of the poem resembles a Balla sound poem held by the Sackner Archive. The mini CD contains poem, and the music of Eric Satie and Alexandre Scriabine among others. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Contains a poem written by Smith in celebration of the Century Club's 150th birthday. The pamphlet details the program of the event. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a belated obituary od d.a. levy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.