Scope and Contents Karl Kempton dedicated his 12 typoglifs in this volume to the poet-author Abd al-Hayy Moore, "bringing together sacred visual expression from around the world and wedding it to like-minded expression of the Native American Peoples, primarily of the Southwest and Central Coast of California." This book is stored in Lempton's box.Internet: Moore was born in 1940 in Oakland, California, his first book of poems, Dawn Visions, was published by Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books, San Francisco, in 1964. In 1972 his second book, Burnt Heart, Ode to the War Dead, was also published by City Lights. He was the winner of the Ina Coolbrith Award for poetry and the James D. Phelan Award for the manuscript of poems in progress that became Dawn Visions. From 1966 to 1969, Mr. Moore wrote and directed ritual theatre for his Floating Lotus Magic Opera Company in Berkeley, California.When he became a Muslim in 1970, he took the name Abd al-Hayy, and began traveling extensively in Europe and...

Scope and Contents

This book does not include any of Kempton's signature typewriter glyphs. The theme deals mainly with preservation of the environment. This edition is one of 25 copies handbound and signed by Kempton for individuals who helped to support its publication. The Sackners were among that group and are so mentioned. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.