note: fluxlisters may find this of great ineterest as a lot of work by visual poets and mail artists who may be familiar to the list Copies of BLACKBIRD 2 are still available. BLACKBIRD ia an international anthology of Art, Poetry, Prose begun in 1998 by Editor David Stone. The anthology is inspired by a poem by Paul Celan: ANREDSAM war die ein- fluglig schwebende Amsel, uber der Brandmauer, hinter Paris, droben, im Gedicht As if speaking the one- winged blackbird hovered, over the firewall, behind Paris, above, in the poem. (translation David Stone) BLACKBIRD 2 presents works by 36 artists/poets from 12 countries. Babenko, Basso, Beining, Bertrand, Blankenburg, Breuer, Bulatov, Burrus, Chirot, Damman, Dencker, Fierens, Gilder, Hansen, Hauptman, Inman, Keeney, Klassen, Knapp, Lagerwerf, Langham, Luigino, Maggi, Masnata, Mazzoni, Nordo, McKindles, Perez-Cares, Reichert, Sherarts, Vieira, Sourdin, Stone, Lopes Torres, Vermeulen, Van Sebroeck It is available from: David Stone The Carolina 112 W. University Pkwy. #1c Baltimore, MD 21210 USA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The cost is $15.00 US, plus $3.00 US for shipping and handling. BLACKBIRD 2 is published by Merle Publications, Baltimore, Maryland: 2000.