In his introduction, Rothenberg describes his preliminary work organizing this book and visualized it as "an image in this instance of some supreme yiddish surrealistic vaudevillle" he could set into motion. Rothenberg adds a commentary section to each of the poems and provides a section on its source. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In his introduction, Rothenberg describes his preliminary work organizing this book and visualized it as "an image in this instance of some supreme yiddish surrealistic vaudevillle" he could set into motion. Rothenberg adds a commentary section to each of the poems and provides a section on its source. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The cover reproduces a verifax collage by Wallace Berman. The poems deal with the tragedy of the Holocaust. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Troendle's notes on the back inside cover indicate the sources of the prose and poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.