This page consists of the three concrete poems in the title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Designated pamphlet seven. Although the title page of this publication announces a debate, the pages consist of photocopied reproductions of concrete poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The word, bum, on this drawing rotated 90 degrees spells dc3 (Houedard's abbreviation for cinicolo. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This card elates to Houedard's schedule after visit to Glasgow - "edinbrgh thursd - leeds frid (organized by cavan mccarthy bristol: you must know eachother)." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This card that is letter is addressed to John Sharkey deals with a request by Hansjorg Mayer for his contributions to his concrete poetry portfolio. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Designated Studies in Concrete Poetry No.4 and is a reprinting of the lecture delivered by Cobbing at the Text as Figure exhibition in Wolfenbuttel 1987 with the following topics: 1) typewriter dirty clean, 2) typewriter, 3) calligraphy hand writing drawn letters, 4) press-on lettering, 5) press-on letters & other means, 6) mimeo misuse, 7) found materials, 8) more found materials, 9) photo-copying, 10) photo-copier, 11) computer, and 12) back to the beginning. The 69 examples in this book include mostly Cobbing's poems but a few examples of other poets as well. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Designated Studies in Concrete Poetry No.4 and is a reprinting of the lecture delivered by Cobbing at the Text als Figur exhibition in Wolfenbuttel 1987 with the following topics: 1) typewriter dirty clean, 2) typewriter, 3) calligraphy hand writing drawn letters, 4) press-on lettering, 5) press-on letters & other means, 6) mimeo misuse, 7) found materials, 8) more found materials, 9) photo-copying, 10) photo-copier, 11) computer, and 12) back to the beginning. The 69 examples in this book include mostly Cobbing's poems but a few examples of other poets as well. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The interlocking of two names, Charles [Cameron] and his love, Eve [?] are repetively presented. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The names charles (verey?) and eve are presented in various permutations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The word on the cover, Christ, turns into Vishnu with a 90 degree turn of the leaflet. Vishnu is a Hindi deity descended from heaven to earth in several incarnations varying in number from 9 to 22, but always including animals. His most important reincarnation is the Krishna of the Bhagavad-Gita. This leaflet is a maquette (?) for an announcement of Houedard's LYC museum show. However, both the catalogue of this exhibition and its announcement card held by the Sackner Archive do not display this work. In a letter to Cinicolo, Houedard mentions problems with obtaining money to print the card.35064 -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Designated Studies in Concrete Poetry No.3. Includes sections on definitions, historical statements & manifestos, as well as chronologies of concrete and sound poetry. The book was first compiled in 1971 to coincide with the Stedelijk Museum's exhibition "?Concrete Poetry" but funding could not be obtained for publication. Additions to the book were continued until its publication in 1978. This is the first edition. The chronolgy was written by Dom Sylvester Houedard, Jeremy Adler and Dick Higgins. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This reprint is stored in Ian Hamilton Finlay critical text box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In addition to 'contradiction,' this poem includes the words 'notion' and 'assertion' that are all typed in red ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

'Cool' starting in the 1960s was a slang word for 'nice.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.