curry traces the development of concrete and visual poetry in Toronto for an essay in Cross-Canada Writers' Quarterly Vol.9 No.3-4, 1987, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. He lists Earle Birney's book entitled pnomes jukollages and other stunzas 1969, as the first concrete poetry by a main stream Canadian poet. He comments that bp Nichol's 1st book, Cycles etc., 7 Flowers Press, were chant structures that relied heavily on visual sonic similarities between words. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Also designated two-bitter #56. Comprises an anthology dealing with poetic works written by lefler from 1974-1994. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Includes several essays on the historic beginnings of Canadian concrete, visual, and sound poetry. The Archive for the essay by jw curry, Defying Linear Deification... is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The three copies in the Sackner Archive differ in the binding (string spine vs. stapled) and the color of the paper stock used for the cover. The cover was designed by jw curry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Greg Evason made cover drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Mention is made of the loan of three original manuscripts from the Sackner Archive for publication in this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Mention is made of the loan of three original manuscripts from the Sackner Archive for publication in this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This catalogue lists separate and contributed works by David UU aka David W. Harris. jw curry provides an introductory biographic sketch. On another page (depicted in this record), curry mentions that the Singing Hands Series #2 issue only amounted to 6 of the projected 200 copies and only 2 are known to exist. This was to be David UU's first separate publication but he withdrew it in October 1966. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

According to the widow of David UU, Ingrid Harris, these poems were created in late 1990 (North Vancouver, BC) and 1991 (Hamilton, Ontario). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The text of this book was printed from individual rubberstamp letters. The bibliography consists of a description and excerpts of small run, non-circulated editions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.