theory
Not Pessimistic Enough
Reflections on Creative Writing as potentially part of the tradition of the avant garde.
Attacked from Within
In the triad of Verso pamphlets on 9/11, Nick Spencer sees a convergence of postmodern critique (against the capitalist culture of postmodernity).
On Materialities, Meanings, and The Shape of Things
Lori Emerson reviews The Shape of the Signifier by Walter Benn Michaels.
HYPER-LEX: A Technographical Dictionary
Paul Harris hybridizes the terms of hypertextual discourse and takes it to a higher power.
Johanna Drucker’s response (excerpt)
Johanna Drucker counters hands-off poetics with practice.