Foley contributes an Afterword in which he points out that Berry phrases juxtaposed to other phrases may have nothing to do with each other. Foley indicates that readers identify the value of a text with its unity but Berry's text is deliberately & fundamentally incoherent - though it is not insane. Berry is not under the delusion that his text makes sense whereas in fact it does not. It is a glimpse of chaos that allows us to hold our minds, without danger, in constant perception of a powerful force, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The line drawings, one each to the page of poems has surrealistic imagery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Stored with Jake Berry's tapes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

According to Kettner, "First (and only) edition. Average press run for Bomb Shelter: 300-500 copies. From brief author's introduction 'In these writings and collages some "other," the "rawspirit," does the speaking. For that reason any attempt to understand this in a linear or logical context will be difficult or impossible. I see pandemonium as a break from the strictures of codified behavior into a liberated existence.'" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

J. Berry uses the English prefixes 'un' and 'non' as his text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The drawing is composed with white ink on black paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The drawing is composed with white ink on black paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Publishers of the periodical "Scrap." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.