In ‘Eternities’, Martin Edmond chronicles lost and discarded things, people, places—the paradox is, the romantic desire for the ideal can be realized in dreaming. Meticulous... More > research underpins the resurgence, via mechanisms of memory, portents-reading and hallucination, of the uncanny, seeping out of the detritus of past time. The intertexual transcends the dull mechanics of postmodern technique, emerging epically as the Koran, the Tora, Aztec lore and Old Testament parable populated with hitherto uncelebrated gypsies, thieves, dream-chasing hippies and murderers. ‘Eternities’ rolls with humanity, a secularized laughter and magic, as powerful as re-incarnation and pagan idol worship; such profound depth to the most innocuous recollections; revealing a Sydney crueler, kinder, more exotic and more magical than it ever was before: ‘It is as the book says—the redeemed world will be the same but not as this is. It’s theology without god. It’s nothing. Everything.’—Adam Aitken< Less
Otoliths issue twenty-seven, part one, contains poems, prose, & visual poetry from Ian Wedde, Christopher Brownsword, Ed Baker, Jim Meirose, dan raphael, Volodymyr Bilyk, Philip Byron Oakes, Bob... More > Marcacci, Howie Good, William Allegrezza, Sarah Suzor & Travis Cebula, Brad Liening, Jal Nicholl, Glenn R. Frantz, Massimo Sannelli, John McKernan, Jac Nelson, Raymond Farr. Stephen C. Middleton, Will Burke, Travis Macdonald, Stuart Barnes, Francesco Aprile, Vernon Frazer, Scott Keeney, Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán, Ric Carfagna, Anton Frost, J. D. Nelson, Richard Kostelanetz, Tony Beyer, Joshua Comyn, Michalia Arathimos, Sam Moginie, Scott Metz, Anna McCarthy, John Pursch, Lakey Comess, Kirk Marshall, Rob Burton, Gregory Stephenson, Dan Hedges, Jeff Harrison, Jacqueline Doyle, Stu Hatton. Pam Hopkins, Bogdan Puslenghea, SS Prasad, Bob Heman, Charles Freeland & Rosaire Appel, Jim Davis, paul summers, Judith Roitman, Jessie Janeshek, Aditya Bahl, & Liam Ferney.< Less
Otoliths issue twenty-six, part one, contains prose, poetry, photographs, a review, & visual poetry from John Bloomberg-Rissman & Anne Gorrick, David Appelbaum, paul summers, SJ Fowler,... More > Vaughan Rapatahana, Rico Moore, Philip Byron Oakes, Arpine Konyalian Grenier, Kent MacCarter, Eileen R. Tabios, John M. Bennett, Douglas Barbour & Sheila E. Murphy, Richard Kostelanetz, Lakey Comess, John Thomas Allen, Raymond Farr, Joshua Mostafa, Elizabeth Welsh, Tony Beyer, Jordon Lofton, Mark Rutter, Eleanor Leonne Bennett, Howie Good, David Jalajel, Jeff Harrison, Jill Jones, Bill Yarrow, Jeremy Freedman, Jim Meirose, Matt Margo, Andy Martrich, Tyson Bley, Deborah Poe & Gene Tanta, Andrew Topel, Roger Williams, Jason Joyce, Tom Beckett, Tim Keane, Charles Freeland & Rosaire Appel, Bill Drennan, John Pursch, Caleb Puckett, Marty Hiatt, J. D. Nelson, Marc Jones, Jack Galmitz, Francesco Levato, Scott Metz, Sarah Edwards, Felino A. Soriano, Emma Morgan, lindsay cahill, Leah Muddle, & Bob Heman.< Less
Otoliths issue twenty-five, part one, contains a wide variety of poetry, prose, & visuals from Charles Freeland & Rosaire Appel, Joshua Comyn, Scott Glassman, Emmalea Russo, Enola Mirao,... More > Charles Borkhuis, Louie Crew, Kristine Snodgrass, Jim Meirose, John M. Bennett, Anne Gorrick, Philip Byron Oakes, S S Prasad, Eszter Takacs, Christopher Brownsword, Tony Brinkley, R/B Mertz, Lakey Comess, Adam Fieled, Sandy McIntosh, Les Wicks, Raymond Farr, Kirk Marshall, Walter Ruhlmann, Connor Stratman, Sarah Crewe, Michael Ruby, Paul Pfleuger, Jr., Sam Truitt, Andrew Nightingale, Jeff Harrison, Catherine Vidler, Howie Good, Jill Chan, Leigh Herrick, Yoko Danno, Scott Bentley, Mathew Abbott, Tony Beyer, Sheila E. Murphy, Thomas Fink, Thomas Fink & Maya Diablo Mason, Anne Elvey, Daniel Y. Harris, J. D. Nelson, Bogdan Puslenghea, Bob Heman, Elizabeth Welsh, Jordon Lofton, Scott Metz, Spencer Selby, Stuart Barnes, Ali Znaidi, Tim Gaze, Michael Brandonisio, John Pursch, & Alexander Jorgensen.< Less
Otoliths issue twenty-one, part one, contains poetry, prose, & visual poetry from Sheila E. Murphy, Martin Edmond, Jeff Harrison, Zarah McGunnigle, Charles Freeland, J. D. Mitchell-Lumsden,... More > Eileen R. Tabios, Felino A. Soriano, Michele Leggott, Pam Brown, Tom Beckett, Cecelia Chapman, Kirsten Kaschock, Nava Fader, Eeva Karhunen, Jim Meirose, Patrick Williamson, NF Huth, Michael Rothenberg, Curt Eriksen, Howie Good, Andrea Jane Kato, Christopher Mulrooney, Gustave Morin, Raymond Farr, Jane Joritz-Nakagawa, Mark DuCharme, Patrick Cahill, Jamie Bradley, Bill Drennan, Bella Li, Philip Byron Oakes, John M. Bennett, Thomas Fink, Tony Brinkley, Corey Wakeling, Yoko Danno, Cassandra Atherton, Theodoros Chiotis, Keith Higginbotham & Matt Margo, Joshua Comyn, Caleb Puckett, David Mitchell, Hala Hoagland, J. D. Nelson, dan raphael, Kit Schluter, Marcia Arrieta, Bob Heman, Gregory Kan, Lawrence Bernabe, Housten Donham, & sean burn.< Less
Otoliths issue twenty-four, part one, contains both text & visual poetry, stories, photographs, even a play script, from Noha Al-Badry, Hugh Behm-Steinberg, Tom Beckett, Arhm Choi, Philip Byron... More > Oakes, John M. Bennett, Raymond Farr, Calvin Pennix, Cecelia Chapman, Travis Cebula, Theodoros Chiotis, Adam Trawick, Sean Ulman, Ana Viviane Minorelli, Lakey Comess, James Mc Laughlin, Katie Berger, Caleb Puckett, Andrew Topel, Jeff Harrison, Claramarie Burns, Zachary Scott Hamilton, Kit Kennedy, Jill Jones, Andrew Taylor, Stu Hatton, David Harrison Horton, Daniel f Bradley, Howie Good, John Pursch, Joseph Cooper, D. J. Huppatz, Stuart Barnes, Bill Drennan, Charles Freeland, Adam Fagin, Marty Hiatt, Eva Heisler, dan raphael, Bob Heman, Tim Wright, J. D. Nelson, & Mark Cunningham.< Less
Otoliths issue twenty-seven, part two, is in full color & contains visuals & text from Spencer Selby, Jack Galmitz, Marilyn R. Rosenberg, George McKim, Márton Koppány, Sharon... More > Kaye, Joel Chace, Haley Rene Thompson, Lars Palm, Stephen Nelson, Alexander Jorgensen, Bobbi Lurie, Marcia Arrieta, Michael Brandonisio, Samantha Seto, Louise Landes Levi, Sam Langer, Reed Altemus, & Andrew Topel collaborations with Jim Leftwich & John M. Bennett, with Carol Stetser, with Matthew Stolte, with Scott Helmes, & with Jessy Kendall.< Less
Otoliths issue twenty-seven, part three, is the special feature from the online edition, John M. Bennett's "OLVIDOS DEL PERÚ" complete in book form, augmented by some of his Wordart... More > Photos from Chile & Peru.< Less
Otoliths issue twenty-six, part two, contains full color visual & text poetry & installations by Kyle Hemmings, Clark Lunberry, Beni Ransom, Jim Leftwich & John M. Bennett, John M.... More > Bennett & Matthew Stolte, James Mc Laughlin, Donna Kuhn, Jo Langton, bárbara mesquita, Reed Altemus, Matthew Stolte, Stephen Nelson, Márton Koppány, Cherie Hunter Day, bruno neiva, Keith Higginbotham, Dorothee Lang & Julia Davies, Bobbi Lurie, Marco Giovenale, & sean burn .< Less
Otoliths issue twenty-five, part two, contains a strong selection of full-color visuals as well as poetry, from Sam Langer, Ed Baker, Aaron Crippen, Bobbi Lurie, Keith Higginbotham, Joe Bussiere,... More > Gary Barwin, Joel Chace, Eryk Wenziak, SJ Fowler, Andrew Topel, David-Baptiste Chirot, Reed Altemus, John Martone, Andrew Topel & Márton Koppány, Samit Roy, Paul Dickey & Ira Joel Haber, Spencer Selby, Kathup Tsering, & Marcia Arrieta.< Less
The publishing arm of Otoliths began as print editions of the e-zine Otoliths, but has since expanded to include books & chapbooks by authors associated with the journal. It brings out both text & visual poetry by some of the most exciting writers in the contemporary scene.
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