OVERSION 5.2

The Giant Print Issue.

 

edited by John Barlow.

 

Toronto, [fall 1994?]. [95 unique copies issued in 3 variants:

a) 1st issue of 2o copies printed light due to low toner;

b) 2nd issue of 75 copies with dark toner in 2 variants:

––1. side-stapled thrice;

––2. bottom 8 leaves side-stapled thrice with the top 8 leaves stapled to the bottom 8 top left corner.

 

8-1/2 x 11, 16 leaves white xerographic bond stapled as noted above, all printed black photocopy with hand-coloured (paint, marker, pencil) front cover, some copies with address in red ballpoint.

 

cover by John Barlow.

34 contributors ID'd:

Peter Bakowski, John Barlow, Jill Battson, Bill Bissett, Joe Blades, Allen Briesmaster, Nancy Bullis, Natalee Caple, Degan Davis, Nancy Dembowski, Johan DeWit, David Donnell, Eric Folsom, Troy Harkin, Steve Heighton, Susan L.Helwig, Coral Hull, Adeena Karasick, Janet Kauppinen, Bill Kennedy, Peter Kurtz, Beth Learn, Nopah Leznoff, Laura MacDonald, Thomas MacKay, Manitoba Alphabet Cult, Edward Mycue, Brigitte Nagy, Brian Panhuyzen, Stan Rogal, Lorraine Ursomarzo, R.M.Vaughan, Death Waits, Glen D.Wheeler.

 

includes:

i) the language show, by [Beth Learn] (advertisement poster (reduced), bpNichol listed as exhibitor)

ii) Amo(i)re 3, by Manitoba Alphabet Cult (concrete poem consisting of Nichol's Blues quoted in full & overlaid some 48o times)

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note

ecah copy has all its pages in a different order with the exception of the cover, which remains consistent throughout the variant runs

Done