Thanks McCallion him for sending work and states that he looks forward to meeting him at the Cardiff Conference. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Cobbing describes several works of his to Harris and expresses hopes for contacts in Canadian radio. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Writes about transcription of sound poetry piece, "Chamber Music" (1966) to tape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Concerns sending of visual works and tapes for April festival. David Harris aka David UU. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

David Harris aka David UU. Letter discusses sending sound performance tapes for festival. Cobbing states that he "must try to keep better contact between what we are doing and your good selves." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Concerns radio broadcasts of sound poetry tapes. In response to Harris' request, Cobbing writes "No I am not in an academic or influential position. I am an out-of-work good-for-nothing poet - so - sorry I can't help get you a grant." David Harris aka David UU. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter is a lengthy polemic in which Cobbing argues with Chopin's assertions on contesting the history of sound poetry. He dates and mentions his own performances of sound poetry from his first attempts in 1942. He argues with Chopin on the dating of the works of Heidsieck, Wolman, de Vree, Lockwood, Dufrene, Gysin and Jandl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Apologizes for missing [poetry] meeting with Hardiment because of flu and mentions enclosing copies of "Barnet Poets." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Thanks Hardiment for his book, Antiphon and describes discharge from teaching position at Adler Country Secondary School. A testimonial by the Headmaster on Cobbing's teaching abilities on Art is appended. This records the enthusiasm of his students but the too radical ideas of instruction in this school. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This letter writes that he has just found the text of the hashish poem and "thought it might fit & or something." He requests a copy be sent to Steve Abrams. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Houedard writes that he is sorry to have missed meeting Bob Cobbing in Gloshire. He writes that he "was in london fleetingly to flip thru papers at lisson - noticed several of what looked like sound poems i had collected for kroklok & some i had done myself - not sure how they got there - if you count kroklok as wf [writers Forum] work you wld have a lot of stuff - do you still have the MSS of all the oddments i have had in wf?" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Houedard's dense text comments and makes suggestions on a paper sent to Houedard by david (medella?) for his review. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The name peter is typed in red with dashes and slashes. Houedard writes that " here i am in the middle of 3 years work revising the bible (once more) - but taking time off to see the students at cardiff artcoll under patric ?nolan ?dolan." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The large P in the heading to Peter is typed with slashes and dashes. Houedard has requested mention of OULIPO to be included in Peter's Mayer's book with Bob Cobbing, 'Concerning Concrete Poetry.'. He states that his files and things have arrived from the old abbey and he is putting them in order. He also makes suggestions to study the medieval manuscripts for shaped forms and "also the covers of the new encyclopaedia iudaica has a very well done tree with hebrew alphabet leaves...the psychology of inventing pseudo hebrew & pseudo greek might be looked into." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Printed by Katherine Kuehn. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Printed by Katherine Kuehn. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The Sackner Archive holds the book of the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Cover was designed by Bob Grumman. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.