POINTS 16 POINTS 16 did not list a season of publication but since issue 15 appeared in autumn of 1952 we can assume that POINTS 16 happened along in the winter or spring of 1953. Sindbad Vail upgraded the paper stock for this issue and the relatively acid free pages have stood up quite well […]
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POINTS 15
POINTS 15 POINTS 15 appeared in autumn of 1952. In a departure from the familiar yellow covers, this issue was in black with yellow titles, perhaps not a coincidence as the newest small journal to appear on the Paris literary scene, MERLIN, had black covers with white titles. Commentary © James A. Harrod, COPYRIGHT PROTECTED; ALL […]
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POINTS 13 POINTS 13 was published in the spring of 1952, the reference to months covered by the publication now discarded in favor of a seasonal designation that would continue throughout the remaining life of the publication. The “Notes on New Contributors” page was also gone as were pages displaying ads for other journals. Commentary © […]
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POINTS 11-12 The next issue of POINTS, a double issue noted as POINTS Nos. 11 & 12, was published in winter of 1951-1952, no monthly reference was given. The usual page count in the 90s was increased to 144 pages for this double issue. This issue is particularly important as the Brendan Behan short story, […]
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POINTS 10 The tenth issue of POINTS was published in late summer-early fall of 1951 and was noted as POINTS 10 – June-September 1951. This slip in the publication schedule would make it difficult to maintain the previous record of publishing four issues per year, and as we shall see, the next issue of POINTS […]
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POINTS 9 POINTS 9 was published in late winter-early spring of 1951. Sindbad Vail’s introductory notes make no mention of POINTS 8 or the outcome of the second literary contest. Some of the content of POINTS 8 is discussed in the new “Letters to the Editor” section including a short story by Brendon Behan, possibly […]
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POINTS 7 – POINTS 8 POINTS 7 was published in July-September 1950. Sindbad Vail’s notes by the editor state that the original goal was to publish six issues a year, and that he and Marcel Bisiaux had reduced this projection to five numbers as they entered their second year of publication. The fact remains that […]
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POINTS 3 The third issue of POINTS was published in the summer of 1949 and was noted as Nº 3 – Juin-Julliet 1949. Copies on sale at booksellers featured a wrapper around each volume that hinted at the contents inside, a change no doubt hastened by the rather plain front format with title and number, […]
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