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Richard Kostelanetz contributed an essay, "Reactions and Alternatives: Post-World War II American Poetry," in which he provides a chart listing poets who rejected a predominant style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This issue includes da levy's poem "Bourgeoisie Chant." Duane Locke contributes an essay, "The Avante-Garde and Poetry" in which he comments on Concrete Poetry. He states that "Concrete Poetry, in divorcing language from its referential base, creates a vehicle capable only of divorcing a very limited and not very worthwhile experience. Words are not colors or musical sounds, and have an extremely limited force when used for spatial and sound effects per se. Dave Cunliffe of Poetmeat reports that concrete poetry is speading over England, and I am certain that a group of unreflective and unfeeling poets will soon vociferously distribute it over America." Note: Duane Locke has a Doctor of Philosophy degree, specializing in poetry from Donne to Marvell. During his academic career at a less-than-mediocre university (Tampa) which he considers a waste of his life he taught varied courses in poetry from Homer to Michael Palmer. He has had over 5,000 poems published as of August 2005,...

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This is the 2nd edition. The 1st edition (1964) edited by Kostelanetz and Raymond Federman marked the first appearance of Federman in print with an essay on Samuel Beckett. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Most of the poems in this anthology are conventional; only a small number are concrete poems. Gerd Stern's concrete poetic objects are depicted in three illustrations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Most of the poems in this anthology are conventional; only a small number are concrete poems. Gerd Stern's concrete poetic objects are depicted in three illustrations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Richard Kostelanetz contributed an introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Contains Small Magazine Review Vol.2 No.5. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a four voice reading of the Gospels by ministers edited by Kostelanetz. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book is a collection of essays that Kostelanetz had previously published. An exposition of Dan Graham's schema is published on pages 143-145. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.