The eight typed poems reproduced in this book are based upon the numbers 1984 from the book by George Orwell; the original typings are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This copy of the book (A) has all five original typings used in the book that describes and relates Chopin's typings to sound poetry. The accordion pamphlet entitled 'Canto Solaire' is a sound poetry score. Note that of the 160 other copies, 10 contain one original typewriter poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Chopin created seven varient typewriter poems based solely on typing the year "1984." The drama, precede by a critical text, involves the three world leaders, Churchill (Mr. Cigar), Roosevelt (Mr. Invalid) and Stalin (Mr. Conquering Moustache). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The English translation of the title is skyscraper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The number 84 was typed repetitively to achieve the desired visual effect. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This work was composed at the Sackner Archive during a sound poetry and typewriterart as a performance to all attendees by Chopin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Chopin requests Furnival to send graphics to ICA and to ask Houedard to send poems as well. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is an intense political/anti-religious poem decrying extremists in the world that Chopin lists in the poem and characterized them by the statement, "IT IS FORBIDDEN to be the objects of imbeciles: catholicsprotestantsbuddhistmaoiststalinistsocialists...whohaveall agreed to destroy us." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the original of the typing which appears in Chopin's book, "Le Dernier Roman du Monde." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.