Box 2

Scope and Contents Most of the handwriting in the volume is not Petra Vogt’s, except for four pages of drawings and an autograph poem with “July 1974” dated at the top of the page. The diary is in black plastic wrappers, with 81 leaves of poetry in purple, black and green ink, generally fair copies of work. Two poems are dedicated to Petra Vogt, “To the Friend” and “Homecoming.” One poem “Eros” is possibly by Petra Vogt but is in the handwriting of another author. The author of most of the poetry may be named...

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This thick journal is highly annotated, beginning in August 1978, with daily writings on spiritual work, illustrations, collages, poetry, other writings and photographs with some of the items laid in. One of the drawings has been removed, put in mylar and placed in the back of the folder (numbered 16 in dealer description of notebooks).

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This thick journal has lace and printed script reading “Petra Vogt” on the inside cover. This is one of the most heavily annotated and collaged items of the series, containing references to the “Black Ashram,” notes on Gregory Corso, a holograph poem by Roberto Francisco Valenza (a Bardo Matrix author) which is illustrated by Petra Vogt, an autograph poem by Iris [Gaynor] (another Bardo Matrix author), autograph poems by Ira Cohen, and autograph poems by others.

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The lined notebook was formerly laid in a black zippered notebook in poor condition. It includes both musical notations and songs with titles (numbered 20 in dealer description of notebooks).

There are several loose items with the notebook placed in an insert in the back of the folder.

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The notebook is blank except for a single poem, possibly in the hand of Ira Cohen (item numbered 21 in dealer description of notebooks).

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The notebook pages are bound together with a kettle-stitched binding and includes about fourteen pages of watercolor and black ink drawings, some accompanied by poetry. Some printed items are laid in for use in collages (numbered 22 in dealer description of notebooks).