This two-part collection of poems reduces the notion of artistic notation that Raven had in his book Do Not Add Up. Whereas the meaningful sections in Do Not Add Up are paragraphs the meaningful sections in Notationing and Notestalk are single sentences and even merely clauses. The collection asks the questions: At what point do our notes for art become art? When are our private notes art? and To what extent is all art just the series of traces that our growth leaves behind?

HOW TO PRINT THESE BOOKS:

1. Print the cover of Notationing double-sided (1 sheet; cardstock is ideal)

2. Print the text of Notationing double-sided. The text is set in "booklet format." When printed double-sided, the book can be folded and stapled along the spine. (Rubber bands can substitute for staples, for readers lacking cool staplers.)

3. Print the cover of Notestalk double-sided (1 sheet; cardstock is ideal)

4. Print the text of Notestalk double-sided. The text is set in "booklet format."

IF YOU LIKE THESE BOOKS:

see Recombinant Image Day by William Keckler

see City Walks by Glenn Ingersoll

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