Cole comments: "A collaborative visual poem... in the series of color Kodak prints (slightly reduced) of the original/master. Para'de was exchanged through the mail numerous times between the two artists and was the culmination of a linguistic discussion of the root 'para.' Para'de is completely collaborative in-so-far as it was treated as a single canvas and was painted in visual (non-literary) order. The piece grew in layers and rhythms." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The theme of each page is a word beginning with para-. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Letraset letters are used to form human-like figures donned in outer space garb. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The text is addressed to Pat Collins for her artist book xchange project. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The images are oriental landscapes, some including Cole's semi-realistic figures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book is a letraset master piece. Four pages from this book were reproduced in Gamut No.9, 1983, a periodical published by Cleveland State University. This magazine is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Several poems in the book, composed solely from letters, give an appearance of a human figure. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.