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Myth Marking
A feminine figurine fighter is graces the cover of the 1992 edition The 1994 edition is of flag and Mount Rushmore It’s the back cover that attracted by attention with its encounter with the theme of myth-making Here transcribed A … Continue reading
Lines, Designs, Reflections
Robbie Robertson “Unbound” Oh nothing is forgotten Only left behind And I open the CD envelope for this production doesn’t come in a jewel case. The eye traverses the space; the mind mends the breach. So like the themes of … Continue reading
Blurb
From the Fourth Edition of The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. blurb A brief description of the contents of a book printed on the dust jacket. Often couched in enthusiastic and, at times, extravagent [sic] terms. The … Continue reading
Triggers, Paratexts and Interpretations
Lynne Pearce in Woman Image Text: Readings in Pre-Raphaelite Art and Literature suggests that the figure depicted in John Everett Millais’s Mariana is caught in a distinctive moment: “Mariana is presenting her body for inspection, while she gazes desirously into … Continue reading
Blurb Encounters
On the back of the chapbook and framed by a double line rectangle are the following words Starting with the premise “There are two kinds of people,” Susan Holbrook drives supermarket existentialism through its own vortex and gives it a … Continue reading
In the Round Almost
Tear off a sheet for a guide to How to Build a House Museum at the AGO and you will discover that Theaster Gates choose in the homage to Frankie Knuckles to include some objects from the AGO permanent collection. … Continue reading
Acrostic Beginning with the Letter F
Autumn : an alphabet acrostic by Steven Schnur, illustrated by Leslie Evans From the window the Rows of Orange pumpkins Seem clothed in Thin white shawls. There is a nice description of the book in the front matter on the … Continue reading
Unclipping Oliver
It’s on the jacket as a blurb. It appears in callouts. My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved. I have been given much and I have given something in return. Above all, I have … Continue reading
Deictic Delights
It’s a typographic joy with all its whitespace and judicious mix of fonts. Sparrow 66 Black Sparrow Press, March 1978 It features a poem by Gerard Malanga “This Will Kill That”. As with many paratextual matters, not sure if the … Continue reading
Cancellations and Blanks
The paratext indicates a “scrapbook” but some of the entries/poems would indicate a “diary”. Found by Souvankham Thammavongsa. Observe in the corner of the cover a simple diagonal line, almost decorative. But it is very declarative. It “takes out the … Continue reading