Scope and Contents In this Archive, Finlay indicates that this booklet is a collection of 'one-word poems' about boats. The boats are illustrated, as types, in silhouette-form, and the words are to be thought of as being a kind of 'verbal silhouette' or boat-epigram. He explains the reasons for selection of the boat types into the booklet and states that "the idea will be to keep the printed text the same size - as it were - as the illustrations, so that the text can be thought of as kind of a 'verbal' silhouette." These instructions are provided to Laurie Clark for the illustrations and to Michael Harvey for the text layout. In a letter dated 15 August 1973 to Tom and Laurie Clark about the project, he discusses the writings of Simone Weil, is pleased that they liked "Straiks," brings up the Fulcrum Press controversy, mentions ideas for the illustrations of "Silhouettes" that Laurie should draw, and recommends two books to be read. In a letter dated 1 October 1973 to Tom and Laurie Clark, Finlay...

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Includes a reference and illustration of the Seventh Assembling compiled by Richard Kostelanetz and Henry Korn. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Letter concerns bp Nichol's "Gronk," pornography case against d.a. levy, and D. Harris' article on Ataud for "L'Herne." Bory asks Harris to send a copy of "Gronk" to H. Sohm. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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From the introduction by Allen Frost: " This is the inspiring story of a supreme artist absolutely committed to his dream. Kenneth Patchen's Painted Books, novels, prophecies and poems are a testament to life and hope. However this is also a tale of the adversity he faced: monetary critical neglect, and a physical pain that kept him bedridden for much of his life. Often reading these letters, the path of Kenneth Patchen's life can be drawn following his own words, in a philosphy that he established early on, "It's always because we love that we are rebellious..Patchen is revealed here as the beloved rebel poet whose refusal to accept boundaries led to his innovations in poetry and prose as well as painting and jazz." The Sackner Archive holds contians among other works, several Patchen's books with painted covers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.