Kyle Schlesinger Livres

The publication of Donald Allen’s The New American Poetry in 1960, as well as the Vancouver and Berkeley poetry conferences, sparked a poetic renaissance. It was an era rich in exploration and innovation that articulated a new relationship between form and content. Simultaneously, American artists began working with the book as a creative medium that rivaled the European tradition of the early twentieth century. This book is the first collection of interviews with some of the pioneers working at the intersection of the artists book and experimental writing that continues to this day.Includes interviews with Keith & Rosmarie Waldrop, Tom Raworth, Lyn Hejinian, Alan Loney, Mary Laird, Jonathan Greene, Alastair Johnston, Johanna Drucker, Philip Gallo, Steve Clay, Charles Alexander, Annabel Lee, Inge Bruggeman, Matvei Yankelevich, Anna Moschovakis, Aaron Cohick, and Scott Pierce.Co-published with Cuneiform Press.

The book features a unique poetic collaboration between Ted Greenwald and Kyle Schlesinger, initiated in spring 2016 through three-line postcards. Rather than aiming for direct responses, the poets embraced chance and synchronicity, allowing the poems to unfold chronologically. This collection delves into themes of free association and imagined dialogues, offering readers a fresh perspective on the creative process and the interplay of thoughts between the two poets.