A beautifully packaged catalog for an exhibition devoted to combinations of visual and verbal art. It contains a few visual poems such as Kay Rosen's rousingly dramatic "John Wilkes Booth," which consists of the following, printed in red against a black background:
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Most of the other works reproduced are merely paintings that include textual material, or texts that are visually heightened only in the sense that Madison Ave. advertising texts are visually heightened. But the catalog also includes a number of good essays on its subject, and would make a worthwhile addition to the library of anyone seriously interested in visual poetry and related pursuits.--Bob Grumman
This review originally appeared in TapRoot Reviews #3,
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