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"Swallows"

Terry Jackson's "Swallows" is
more intentionally comic, and
when it succeeds—as in its bathroom
humor and its picture of an
excessively perspiring Miss
America—it is really funny. At
times, however, the humor is
strained (as in the opening sentence
and the entire fifth section,
recounting Bert Parks' childhood).
And the total impact of the sketch
is unsatisfactory, whether it is
intended purely as a put-on or (as
the reader may sometimes fear) as a
secretly Meaningful Commentary
on the current state of American
society.

Almost unqualified kudos
should go to "Unicorn's" art
editors, who have succeeded to an
unusual degree in brightening the
otherwise drab appearance of the
magazine with some very pleasant
drawings, sketches, and prints.
Richard Kimball's print on page 11
and Frank Saunders' drawing on
page 20 are especially fine, and
each is skillfully arranged in
collaboration with a poem. And the
large line-cut by Dale Brown in the
center of the magazine is an
extremely interesting and pleasing
piece of art.