“A Many-Textured Extravaganza”: Collective reading of Hearing, co-sponsored by The Poetry Center and Litmus Press
On May 15th, Litmus partnered with The Poetry Center to celebrate the long-awaited release of Hearing, the second collaboration by Lyn Hejinian and Leslie Scalapino and follow-up to their 1999 collaborative ...
Happy Birthday, BOSCH’D!
"Who among us doesn't long for magic. / Who among us truly understands the decimal system." — Joan Retallack, from "The Magic Rule of 9" Happy Birthday BOSCH'D!! One year ago today, on April 1st, Joan Retallack's ...
Fab Femme Collab: Susan Bee and Johanna Drucker at PMVABF
"Fab Femme Collab: Three Artists' Books by Johanna Drucker and Susan Bee" was a celebration of Susan Bee and Johanna Drucker's history as collaborators, as well as their most recent publications, Off-World Fairy ...
Susan Bee and Johanna Drucker at BOMB Magazine
In this interview at BOMB Magazine, Susan Bee and Johanna Drucker discuss their most recent collaboration, Off-World Fairy Tales (Litmus Press, 2020), fantasy as a mode of political resistance, feminism and play, science fiction and poetry, friendship, and more: Johanna Drucker: In ...
Youmna Chlala on Multilingualism, Text & Image in The Paper Camera
Here's a snippet from Mónica de la Torre's interview of Youmna Chlala at BOMB Magazine: Mónica de la Torre: You’re a polyglot working with multiple languages—verbal (French, English, Arabic), two-dimensional (drawing, photography, film), and three-dimensional (performance, sculptures, installations). You bring some ...
Experimental Writing and Beyond — Joan Retallack Interviewed at Place
The following is an excerpt from Jan Baetens' interview with Joan Retallack, "Experimental Writing and Beyond An interview with Joan Retallack," in the January 2021 issue of Place magazine. Baetens: ...[Y]ou repeatedly draw attention to a certain analogy between scientific ...
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 ...
Off-World Fairy Tales — Now Available at SPD
Susan Bee and Johanna Drucker's third collaboration has landed! Following their Fabulas Feminae (Litmus Press, 2015) and A Girl’s Life (Granary Books, 2002), Susan Bee and Johanna Drucker's newest collaboration, Off-World Fairy Tales (Litmus Press, 2020), brings together Bee's vibrant, playful collages with Drucker's ...
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! Final decisions were made by Tracie Morris, who selected EL_S__B_TH H__ST_ON 's Standard American English and ...
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! Alexander will be honored alongside Viggo Mortensen. Congrats Will! View Author Page