V E I L

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crying on they came in swoops like wild animals theres was no one

1987, 8.5x11, 12 pgs, $4 a collection of 10 typed fields of solid language

"Almost all of Veil can be deciphered, if only bit by bit, so that Bernstein's palimpsests do not so much prevent reading as redirect and discipline usual reading habits."

Jacques Khalip Boston Review (2004)

"Veil's technical effects are galvanizing, almost conjuring a linguistic shroud that runs words over words in infinite confusion and overlap...that irritates the eyes as much as it fascinates..."

Electronic versions:

PDF edition (3.3 MB) - Xexoxial Editions
HTML edition - EPC
Study for VEIL - King Log