The first thing that strikes is the strikingness of the object: genuine x-ray negative for a cover, velo-bound pages, each sheet a different paper (Chinese telephone directory, musical scores, notebook paper...), varied typefaces, tipped-in booklets & realia... The contributions vary from gut-punch narratives to obscure/conceptual "art"; contributors range from regular-guy Bukowski and psycho "White-Boy" Paul Weinman to mail-art types and John M. Bennett. Found and pseudo-found work a strong presence. It'll be interesting to see if the editors can (or choose to) continue with this labor-intensive format.--luigi
This review originally appeared in TapRoot Reviews #4,
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