WORD HISTORY NO. 7 (MIDNITES)
Artist
The Alternative Press
Artist
Dennis Teichman
Artist
Paul Schwarz
(American, 1947-1998)
Date1991
MediumLetterpress on paper
DimensionsImage Size: 9 5/16 × 6 3/4 in. (23.7 × 17.1 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Gary Eleinko, 2023
Object numberUAC7449.06
DescriptionLetterpress printed poem booklet by Dennis Teichman, titled "WORK HISTORY NO. 7 (MIDNITES)". Collage by Paul Schwarz
WORK HISTORY NO. 7 (MIDNITES)
Check which door to sneak into
check around corners check time card
forget what day , what time
time entrance to shop shop for intentions
intend to pretend tend to look over shoulder
shoulder responses muscle in
solder weak elbow bend over backwards
bow to simulations act simtaneously
check machinery check power,
some got it, some don't
check pulse check memory
check harmony on filthy dirty with tool crew
check which screw
check parsimony of company. intact
react to coils collide particularly
cover cans cover ass
vacuum acid bath turn on vacuum to pumps
turn off vacuum when deep space is reached
consider angstrom, Pete Sundstrum and rostrum
check coffee machines pop machines
surprise package machines for eagle shit
for a change change oil
change outlook look at change in pocket
change shirt for no reason be reasonable
squeeze into air vent vent anger wisely
check sensations on roof rough in sketch
face north face facts
face dead compressor compress moment
make motor sounds stand around motionless
lessen downtime down coffee and shot
go outside feel the breeze
breeze through job hob-nob in john
watch radio radio in logsheet numbers
play numbers number self one among many
hide in stall install circuit
circumvent interests be too late
translate transmission to piston piss around
talk to anyone look for someone
look for order order another nomenclature
define lynch pin wrist pin
pin back orders to tomorrow' chart today
search for medium size mediate sensational
search for rhomboidal structures
in buildings build case for quitting
quit kidding quiet air handler
air grief pale at thought of
go into trance trace down lies
get the lengthy chain look to the distance
dismember drive gears drive myself crazy
make piles get piles
pile up reasons check cosmic resonances
resonate warmth be generous
generate income read about Generous Motors
gyp line man genuflect
flash signals sign post (blue ink)
subsume a power element elevate to 4th floor
rest more and more reset buttons
batten down button pants
pant over girlie book book like mad
make emergencies emerge pie-eyed
eye in the sky pine for morning
Published by The Alternative Press, Issue Number 17.
