L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E magazine published its first issue in February 1978 On Mar 22, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Giles Goodland wrote: > Can anyone tell me when the term "language poetry" as in > L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E was first used? The earliest contextual quote we > have is for "language poet" from 1982, which seems rather late. > Anyone providing a referenced earlier quote should see it appearing > in the updated OED. > > Thanks > > Giles