New Work 1971 Revisited

<p>First self-published in 1971 on a college mimeograph machine as <em>New Work 1971</em> this is a replicated publication of the 19 poems from the first edition. One poem written contemporaneously with those in the first edition has now been included in <em>New Work 1971 Revisited</em>. None of the poems have been revised or changed in any way. Not all of the poems were titled in the first edition and the author has given one a title which it did not have. The first edition contained several original pen-and-ink drawings which have not been included in the revisited edition. The cover of the first edition appears as the frontispiece. </p><p><br></p><p>A mimeograph machine was an early version of a copy machine often used by college professors to prepare class handouts. It involved preparing the document commonly by typing the document on a special master that used a sheet of special carbon paper to transfer the impressions. There was no way to make corrections to a master that wouldn't appear in the transferred document. The prepared master was attached to a large drum on the mimeograph and by turning a handle would rotate and print in purple its contents on a sheet of standard 8-1/2x11 paper. It was an arduous process one in which no mistakes could be tolerated and production was slow. Using mimeo to lay out a book in paginated sequence and print even a 20-page chapbook was also a labor of love. Only one copy of the original <em>New Work 1971</em> is known to exist and in the hands of its author made it possible to create this new edition.</p><p><br></p>