Arras Media PDFs [1998-2003]

Arras Media PDFs [1998-2003]

Arras 4

Arras started as a print journal in 1996 and was turned into a web-zine in 1998. Arras 4 contains all of the poetry that appeared in the HTML version, including work by Louis Cabri, Magdalena Zurawski, Stacy Doris, Walter K. Lew, Stephen Rodefer, Haki Pok, Sianne Ngai, and an interview with Miles Champion.

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Arras 5

Arras 5, part 1

Featuring Darren Wershler-Henry, Tim Atkins, Edwin Torres, a. rawlings, Jacques Debrot, Lisa Jevbratt, Gregory Whitehead, Kent Johnson, Craig Dworkin, Kevin Killian, Brian Kim Stefans, Caroline Bergvall, Reptilian Neolettrist Graphics, Mara Gálvez-Bretón, Jordan Davis, Katherine Parrish

Arras 5, part 2

Featuring Kevin Davies, Katie Degentesh, Ira Lightman, Carol Mirakove, Lisa Jevbratt, Christian Bök, Gary Sullivan, Dagmar’s Chili Pitas, Alice Becker-Ho, Free Space Comix, derek beaulieu, Jessica Grim, Rodrigo Toscano, Kenneth Goldsmith, Robert Fitterman, Darren Wershler-Henry

Notes to Poetry

The collected chronicles of Steve Evans’ reading, writing and thinking about poetry during the years 1998-1999, originally distributed by email to a list of subscribers. Also includes writing by Daniel Bouchard, Lytle Shaw and others.

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The Impercipient

Relive the nineties with this electronic reprint of the 8 issues of Jennifer Moxley’s “silent pillow of a generation,” the poetry zine The Impercipient (1992-98), featuring new old writing by a host of familiar characters: Rod Smith, Lisa Jarnot, Bill Luoma, Brian Schorn, Kevin Davies, Lee Ann Brown and dozens more.

Read Jennifer Moxley’s Introduction.
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POLI SCI

The complete political science writings of Language poet Bruce Andrews, written during a fertile early period of poetic activity that produced such milestones as Give ‘Em Enough Rope and I Don’t Have Any Paper So Shut Up.

Bruce Andrews: Poli Sci (full)

Read the introduction by Bruce Andrews

Here’s a clip of Bruce Andrews debating with Bill O’Reilly during the “Factor Outrage of the Week” portion about one of his classes at Fordham. Required viewing:

POLI SCI:

  1. Social Rules and the State as a Social Actor (1975) download
  2. Explaining and Understanding State Action (1976) download
  3. Public Constraint and American Policy in Vietnam (1976) download
  4. Representation and Irresponsibility in Foreign Policy< (1977) download
  5. The Piecing Together of Humpty Dumpty: Graduate Education in International Political Economy (1978) download
  6. Economic Diplomacy and the New International Order: Rhetorical Questions (1979) download
  7. The Language of State Action (1979) download
  8. Privacy and the Protection of National Security (1980) download
  9. Surplus Security and the Domestic Paradigm (1980) download
  10.  Criticizing Economic Democracy (1980) download
  11. The Political Economy of World Capitalism: Theory and Practice (1982) download
  12. The Prison-house of the Capitalist World System (1982) download
  13. The Domestic Content of International Desire (1984) download

Object 9: Inventory

Edited by Robert Fitterman with an introduction by Jeffrey T. Nealon, Object 9: Inventory is an antology of poems that, in the words of the editor, exhibit a tendency toward “sampling” techniques, a digital advancement upon traditional collage methods. Originally published in a letter-size xerox edition.

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Denis Roche “Bootleg”

An unofficial anthology of published translations of the poetry and prose of Denis Roche.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Denis Roche, An Introduction and Interview, p. 3
By Serge Gavronsky

Three Poems from Locus Solus, p. 8
Translated by John Ashbery

Eros Possessed, p. 11
Translated by Harry Mathews

Introductory Remarks From An Essay By Marcelin Pleynet:
The Aim Of Poetry Should Be . . . , p. 18
Excerpts From Denis Roche’s Preface To Éros Énergumène: Lessons In Poetic Vacuity, p. 20
Translated by Veronica Forrest-Thomson

from Les Idées centésimales de Miss Elanize
THE ARISING OF THE INTRUDER, P. 22
MONSIEUR THE PILOT, TRULY ROYAL, P. 27
FROM LES IDÉES CENTÉSIMALES DE MISS ELANIZE, P. 36
from Éros Energumène
FROM ÉROS ENERGUMÈNE, P. 40
THEATRE FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF EROS, P. 42
Translated by Veronica Forrest-Thomson

Poem April 29 1962, p. 55
Translated by Mark Lecard

from Prose Ahead of a Woman, p. 61
Translated by Serge Gavronsky

from Le Mécrit, p. 63
STRUGGLE AND ERASURE
Translated by Pierre Joris

Selections for Poems & Texts, p. 64
Translated by Serge Gavronsky

Notes from New French Poetry: An Anthology, p. 64
By C.A. Hackett

Bibliography, p. 72

NEW YORK
REPTLLIAN NEOLETTRIST GRAPHICS, 2003
COPYRIGHTS ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS INVOLVED

Materials by Veronica Forrest-Thomson used courtesy Allardyce, Barnett, Publishers Allardyce, Barnett, Publishers: http://www.abar.net

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