February 1978 was the first month L=A=N=G=A=G=E, edited by Charles Bernstein and Bruce Andrews was published. Happy 25th Anniversary! The first issue contained the following articles
Larry Eigner, "Approaching Things"
Clark Coolidge, "Larry Eigner Notes"
Nick Piombino feature, "Writing and Free Association"
David Bromige, "Ronald Johnson: 'Radi Os'"
Lawrence Weiner "Regarding The (A) Use Of Language Within the Context of Art"
Kit Robinson, "Ted Greenwald:'Native Land'"
James Sherry "Michael Lally:'Charisma'"
Hannah Weiner"Julian Jaynes 'The Origin of Consciousness in the Bicameral Mind''
Ron Silliman, "David Melnick 'Nice'"
David Melnick"A Short Word About My Work"
Description incuding editors, with some contributors of 51 current magazines
review of Pattern Poems by Dick Higgins
Alan Davies, "Barrett Watten; 'Decay'"
Charles Bernstein, "Johanna Drucker, 'From A to Z''
review of Jerome Rothenberg,"Big Jewish Book"
a note about his installation work "Carnival" by Steve McCaffery
Bruce Andrews, review of John Weiners, "Behind the State Capitol"
Rae Armantrout feature: "Why Don't Women Do Language-Oriented Writing"