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was released, a compilation of sound poetry recorded between the years of 1986 and 1995. The compilation was sourced from eight different cassettes, mostly self-released through
Bennett's imprint Luna Bisonte Prods, and featuring sound contributions by Jack Wright, Byron D. Smith, and Mike Hovancsek,
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As well as steadily producing and distributing his own work since the early 1970's, Bennett has published thousands of limited edition items by writers who compose visual poetry, word art, and other experimental fiction/art/poetry through "Luna
Bisonte Prods", a small press founded in 1974. Between
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John M. Bennett has published over 500 books and chapbooks of poetry and other materials and contributed to numerous other publications. Bennett mentions Pablo Neruda, César
Vallejo, and Octavio Paz as writers who have been important to him.
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network, exchanging booklets, poems, and other mailable artworks with artists around the world. He met his wife, the artist
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Bennett's papers, and published works, as well as the results of his own publishing activities (including 30 years of "Lost & Found Times" magazine), are collected in several major institutions, including
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Bennett has performed solo and worked together with numerous musicians including Jorge Luiz
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Bennett, John W. "DOING PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH IN THE ALLIED OCCUPATION OF JAPAN, 1948-1951: A Personal and
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among others. Wire Magazine called it the 44th best archival release of the year.
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