The goal of my project is to create a tapestry of American history unified by theme rather than contraint. I chose various contraints to represent suprising reoccurences in American history. For example, 20-constanant poems were used to describe presidential assasinations, and erasure poems hightlighted the various literary achievements of American authors. As for the chapbook's physical aspect, I was inspired by Professor Montfort's urging to focus on the material aspects of the chapbook as well. So, I took that literally, incorporating the ancient and modern materials that have shaped American history: wood, carbon fiber, styrofoam, cut aluminum, and rubber.