BOSCH’D – A Dialogue in the Swamp w/ Retallack, Moten, de la Torre, and Gander
Joan Retallack’s poetry collection, BOSCH’D—fables, moral tales & other awkward constructions, reminds us of the beauty that can be found when relinquishing what we can’t control and of the rejuvenation that comes from realizing the possibility of our own actions. My journey through the many worlds of BOSCH’D began with a digital launch recording hosted […]
COVID Reading: States of Confinement in Danielle Collobert’s It Then
With the last gasp of summer behind us, the outlook for winter 2021 is grim. As COVID cases surge, states are imposing new restrictions on interactions in public and private spaces. The isolation necessitated by the virus was difficult enough during the first wave; now, after having experienced the exhilaration that came with the bit […]
Off-World Fairy Tales — Now Available at SPD
Off-World Fairy Tales has landed! Susan Bee and Johanna Drucker's third collaboration brings together Bee's vibrant, playful collages with Drucker's speculative poetic stories for intrepid readers of all ages.
Announcing the results of Our 2020 Open Call
Litmus Press is thrilled to announce the two manuscripts chosen for publication from our 2020 Open Call for First and Second Books!
O Books Periodicals Now Available at Jacket2 Reissues
Now on Jacket2 Reissues: from Leslie Scalapino, 4 O Books Anthologies, a single-issue magazine coedited with Rick London called enough, and a four-issue run of a magazine called War and Peace (coedited with Judith Goldman for issues 2–4).
Simone Fattal discusses The Post-Apollo Press
The first major exhibition at Bergen Kunsthall in 2020 was a comprehensive presentation of the works by the Lebanese-American artist Simone Fattal. Fix Your Gaze on Saturn’s Rings included a selection of publications by Post-Apollo Press, illustrated both by Fattal herself and by her life partner, the poet and painter Etel Adnan. The books presented […]
Sweet Land, an opera, with libretto co-written by Aja Couchois Duncan & Douglas Kearney
The Arrivals wash up on the shore. They make contact with another civilization they call “the Hosts.” And from there, the story splinters, following diverging perspectives. Starting as a procession through the LA State Historic Park, Sweet Land becomes an opera that erases itself. The company that created Invisible Cities and Hopscotch, now brings you a grotesque historical pageant […]
Bewildered by Love and Longing: An Interview
Jane Clark and Cecilia Twinch talk to translator Michael A. Sells and to artist and publisher Simone Fattal, who has produced the book Bewildered for The Post Apollo Press. Originally published in Beshara Magazine, Issue 10 2018. Cecilia: Michael, these English versions of poems from Translation of Desires have been a work in […]
Will Alexander Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry by Beyond Baroque
Will Alexander has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry by Beyond Baroque!
LAMENT; Or, The Mine Has Been Opened Up Well @ Digital Trash
On show until DEC. 7, Digital Trash raises questions about what counts as “trash” and how digital technology is impacting the environment. Jennifer Scappettone and collaborators Abraham Avnisan and Judd Morrissey have an immersive installation in this show called LAMENT; Or, The Mine Has Been Opened Up Well. LAMENT is […]