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Depicts a reproduction of Finlay's silkscreen poster/poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The pages have been cut horizontally into three equal portions. Each cut segment has a word or phrase printed red, purple or green that relates to sights and sounds apparent from being on or near a canal. These cut segments can be arranged by the reader by placement from different pages to form a variety of poems.Stored in portfolio box with original drawings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The pages have been cut horizontally into three equal portions. Each cut segment has a word or phrase printed in red, purple or green that relates to sights and sounds from being on or near a canal. These cut segments can be arranged by the reader by placement from different pages to form a variety of poems.Stored in portfolio box with original drawings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The stiff papercard is folded to permit the two columns of poetry to stand up. The poem describes Finlay's impressions of Malevich's suprematist paintings in terse terms. Another copy is stored in a Finlay box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The stiff papercard is flat in contrast to the issued folded card that permits the two columns of poetry to stand up. The layout is quite different from the issued card that is also held by the Sackner Archive. The poem describes Finlay's impressions of Malevich's suprematist paintings in terse terms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The archive for this card is also held by the Sackner Archive. *WEB 1998: [Email]seamus.cooney@wmich.edu: Title is "Flotte de peche" (with accent grave). Sackner: correction made. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The inscription of this print reads "You cannot step into the same river/revolution twice." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The loose sheet indicates that the original version of this poem was done in 1971 as a screen print. The name of the little drummer boy, Viala as in this poem or Bara?, who when ordered to call "Vive le Roi," called "Vive la Republique." The painting of this moment was done by Jean-Louis David (1794) but Finlay has used an image of a sailing ship with the name, Little Drummer Boy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This copy is missing the photocopied loose sheet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is preparatory print with multiple colored letters on white background for the subsequent smaller dimensioned poster poem which was printed on heavier paper by Tarasque Press with glowing red letters on a light blue background. The latter had optical image characteristics whereas this version does not. The Sackner Archive holds several works by Ann Stevenson under another name, Ann Noel. She is the widow of Emmett Williams. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The drawings consist of the same phrase appears with slightly different calligraphic styles. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The poem first two letters of this poem (MA) of MARATAPLAN! are printed in black and the remainder in red. Wikipedia 2011: During the constitutional monarchy, there were two radical groups vying for power, the Girondins and the Jacobins. Although both groups were more radical in their views than the moderates who had designed the constitutional monarchy, the Girondins were somewhat less radical. In late 1791, the Girondins first emerged as an important power in France. At first the two parties were united in their views. The Girondins were concerned about the plight of the blacks in France's colonies and were instrumental in passing legislation granting equal rights to all free blacks and mulattoes. They wanted the declaration of war against Austria in early 1792 in the hopes that a show of strength would give them leverage with the King. The Jacobins grew increasingly critical of Girondin policies. During the September massacres later that year, the Girondin leaders tried to...

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This pun is printed in green to suggest grass being mowed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.