A Musical Play. Book & Lyrics by Kenward Elmslie. Music by Steven Tyler. Softcover. 8vo. 128 pp. Inscribed to Frank Bidart on the ffe,  "For Frank, disproves this theory: what you see is what you get. Best, Kenwardm" signed additionally on the title page under his printed name, and again to included postcade"Postcards on Parade,,,Reprocollage" numbered #30 of 50 signed, titled "Take Me Away, Roy Rogers I" signed dated Sep 15th, 1994. From the edition of 800 copies plus with 26 lettered and signed. 

Kenward Elmslie's poetry and prose is often combined with the graphical work of other artists. A collection of his writing, Motor Disturbance (1971), won the Frank O'Hara Award for Poetry in 1971. He was awarded the National Endowment of the Arts Award for Power Plant Sestina (1967) and the Ford Foundation Grant. In 1973 Elmslie began work as editor and publisher of Z Magazine and Z Press, working to promote the work of other New York School artists such as John Ashbery, Ron Padgett, James Schuyler, and perhaps most extensively, Joe Brainard. Elmslie s work with graphic artists such as Brainard combined poetry with art to emphasize their interconnectedness; his work in theatre demonstrates his commitment to art as a whole, not only to one medium.