The maquettes are for the first and second versions of the poem; the first is smaller and executed in the maquette with red colored collage additions while the second is larger and executed in black colored collaged additions with blue printed type. Both final versions of these cards which retain the color schema of the maquettes are held by the Sackner Archive. One collaged and another printed card of blue and grey hearts is not cited in Finlay bibliographies and apparently was a discarded idea. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The title, BP, signifies British Petroleum and the poem on the pages is the word, "Tanker" with its letters widely spaced to indicate the enormity of these ocean going vessels. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This dedication to the poet, Charles Reznikoff, reads on one page, "uneven water woven," and the other has a cloth embroidered label, "woven" sewn on the page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the first version of the poem that has red colored images and black lettering in contrast to the second version that has black colored images and blue lettering. The maquette for this version is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the second version of the poem that has black colored images and blue lettering in contrast to the first version that has red colored images and black lettering. The same poem also appears in the periodical Ou No.25, deluxe edition of 10 copies. The latter is held by the Sackner Archive. The maquette for the second version is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is Finlay's first book of concrete poetry based upon a typed layout. Sixtenn poems are printed in red color. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.