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Each page contains a concrete poem related to the sea which is represented by repeatedly typed "the sea." The sky is the typed word "light" and the repeated letters of that word. The second and third poems contains the words "dolphin" and "whale" created with blank spaces on the typed background. The fourth poem consists of the letters LIGHF, Grumman's made-up word pronounced "life." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This depicts four bunches of grapes (?) formed by overtyping the inverted number "8" in blue. The poem has been removed frpm a page of Furnival's "Liber Amicorum 1964-1984," a book held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Depicts a cluster of what appears to be five apples. It was removed from a page of Furnival's "Liber Amicorum 1964-1984," a book held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Poem is folded to resemble the shape of a butterfly with red and black markings produced by typing. This work was removed from a page of Furnival's "Liber Amicorum 1964-1984," a book held by the kner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Exhibited in Visualog 2, San Luis Obispu, California. Exhibition was curated by Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Several of the typings are portraits and each of the works enclosed by a line drawing of an egg. The issue of this periodical is stored in the Michel Corfou box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Henri Chopin used the same typewritten symbol on each page for the black and white reproduced typewriter poems. The works take the form of a square, a jar and lid, a mask, a crescent moon, and geometric shapes. This book was part of the EVENTS series, coordinated by Manuel Cuevas and Juan J. Agius. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The borders of the rectangles are formed by overtyping lowercase m's. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This poem is reproduced in Cenizas No.18, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. The word and its letters are typed repetitively to form the shape of a mandala. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a typed poem attributed to Ian Hamilton Finlay that depicts a carousel.The three poles read round and round and the horizontal words depict horses and zebras. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a page from the manuscript dedicated to Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Kempton used a Panasonic electronic typewriter to produce the typewritings that he called glyphs. It was not published until 1993 by Runaway Press but then in a reduced size. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a page from the manuscript dedicated to Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Kempton used a Panasonic electronic typewriter to produce the typewritings that he called glyphs. It was not published until 1993 by Runaway Press but then in a reduced size. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a page from the manuscript dedicated to Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Kempton used a Panasonic electronic typewriter to produce the typewritings that he called glyphs. It was not published until 1993 by Runaway Press but then in a reduced size. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a page from the manuscript dedicated to Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Kempton used a Panasonic electronic typewriter to produce the typewritings that he called glyphs. It was not published until 1993 by Runaway Press but then in a reduced size. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a page from the manuscript dedicated to Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Kempton used a Panasonic electronic typewriter to produce the typewritings that he called glyphs. It was not published until 1993 by Runaway Press but then in a reduced size. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a page from the manuscript dedicated to Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Kempton used a Panasonic electronic typewriter to produce the typewritings that he called glyphs. It was not published until 1993 by Runaway Press but then in a reduced size. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a page from the manuscript dedicated to Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Kempton used a Panasonic electronic typewriter to produce the typewritings that he called glyphs. It was not published until 1993 by Runaway Press but then in a reduced size. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a page from the manuscript dedicated to Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Kempton used a Panasonic electronic typewriter to produce the typewritings that he called glyphs. It was not published until 1993 by Runaway Press but then in a reduced size. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a page from the manuscript dedicated to Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Kempton used a Panasonic electronic typewriter to produce the typewritings that he called glyphs. It was not published until 1993 by Runaway Press but then in a reduced size. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.