This typing consists of a zig-zag column of the word yellow and nine words up from the botton the single word green.This is conceptually similar to silencio by Gomringer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In this issue, Cavan McCarthy essay, "trad/kin kon: The poetry magazine scene" surveys small mags world wide publishing concrete poetry. Houedard designed the cover and also signed this issue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In this issue, Cavan McCarthy essay, "trad/kin kon: The poetry magazine scene" surveys small mags world wide publishing concrete poetry. Houedard designed the cover and also signed this issue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Houedard in his introduction states that this is the first lecture (concrete poetry) delivered in the English speaking world. He presents an extensive critical analysis of Gomringer's poems including "Avenidas," "Silencio,"etc. and DeCampos poetry. Calligrammes were inspired by Mallarme's "Un Coup De Des" as well the music of Webern. He discusses the basis for Ultra-Lettrisme and Sound Poetry and provides a chronology for Sound Poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Frank Fricker provides an historical introduction of concrete poetry, optical, kinetic and phonic poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Cobbing discusses the early concrete poems of Ian Hamilton Finlay, John Furnival, Kenelm Cox, Dom Sylvester Houedard, and Tom Edmonds in depth. This essay is unbpubished. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This essay was published in "The Times Literary Supplement" No.3,258 August 6 1964 in a slightly modified form from this manuscript. The Sackner Archive holds this issue of TLS. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The set contains one well-known concrete poem printed on a card of varied colored stock by each contributor. The loose sheet is a manifesto by Gomringer entitled "from line to constellation" which was first printed in Augenblick No.2. It has been translated into English by Mike Weaver. The set was presumably sold at the Brighton poetry festival. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The distribution to others of this work is unknown. The original typed poem, "Sonic Water" is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.