The illustration is a reproduction of a water color by Gary Bukovnik and the poem about a tulip is by Smith. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Final version of poem; the first draft is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Written, distributed, and read at Bill Smith's 80th birthday celebration in The Century Club in New York, April 22, 1998. The Sackners attended this celebration. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Backlog Barks was first published as Triptych in 1977.

The contents of each duplicate copy are identical, but their covers differ in design and color. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Taken from pete spence's Archive 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The poem deals with the theme of a dark blue sky. This work is also designated situazioni plasticoverbali No.3. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book reprints poems by Lora-Totino composed from 1970-1984. Garnier contributed an introduction. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The happy holidays card says "with love & gratitude for your great help with the exhibition & with love & very best wishes as ever, Sonja & Bill." The print appears to be an abstract image of a Pacific island (atoll). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This poem was composed and printed in celebration of the 80th birthday of Bill Smith and the publication of his collected poems by the same title. The small engraving by George Wingate illustrates the poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

William Jay Smith also contributed an afterward. The wood engravings are by John DePol and M.A. Gelfand is the printer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The Sackner Archive holds a ceramic piece by Kristiansen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.