new from No Press: BEING DUMB by Kenneth Goldsmith

July 30, 2013 //

No Press is proud to announce the publication of Kenneth Goldsmith’s BEING DUMB

Produced in a limited edition of 60 hand-bound copies.

From BEING DUMB:

“I am a dumb writer, perhaps one of the dumbest that’s ever lived. Whenever I have an idea, I question myself whether it is sufficiently dumb. I ask myself, is it possible that this, in any way, could be considered smart? If the answer is no, I proceed. I don’t write anything new or original. I copy pre-existing texts and move information from one place to another. A child could do what I do, but wouldn’t dare to for fear of being called stupid.”

Originally published online at The Awl, BEING DUMB is now available for $7ea.

To order please email derek beaulieu

Tags being dumb, kenneth goldsmith, kenny goldsmith, the awl

Categories conceptual writing, no press, poetics, smallpress

500 titles, 16 years

July 27, 2013 //

under my housepress & no press imprints i’ve published 500 editions since 1997. . . 16 years of small press editions, each made by hand in my kitchen. Here’s a 2008 interview with Sina Queyras about the press . . . There are new editions planned from Kenneth Goldsmith, Volodymyr Bilyk, Andrí Antonovsky, Yuriy Zavadsky, Keren Katz, Braydon Beaulieu, Amaranth Borsuk, Kaie Kellough, Matthew Frederick George, Arturo Robertazzi and more.

Categories no press, smallpress

The American reader excerpts from Please, No More Poetry

July 25, 2013 //

The American Reader has just excerpted some samples from Please, No More Poetry; the poetry of derek beaulieu.

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“Postscript: Writing after Conceptual Art” at The Power Plant, Toronto

June 25, 2013 //

“The Newspaper” by derek beaulieu (photo courtesy Eric Schmaltz)

“The Newspaper” by derek beaulieu (photo courtesy Eric Schmaltz)

“Protein 13” (detail) by Christian Bok (photo courtesy Eric Schmaltz)

“Solilioquy” (detail) by Kenneth Goldsmith (photo courtesy Eric Schmaltz)

“Postscript: Writing after Conceptual Art” has opened at Toronto’s Power Plant Gallery — here are a few early pictures from the opening (courtesy Eric Schmaltz)

Tags christian bok, eric schmaltz, kenneth goldsmith, postscript, protient 13, soliloquy, the newspaper, the power plant

Categories conceptual writing, concrete / visual poetry

a minimalist interview at the CCWWP

June 25, 2013 //

Andrea Johnston has just published her “minimalist interview” with Micheline Maylor and myself at the Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs (CCWWP) blog

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a review of “Please No More Poetry”

June 25, 2013 //

Frank Davey has reviewed Please, No More Poetry at London Open Mic Poetry Night.

Tags frank davey, kit dobson, please no more poetry

Categories conceptual writing

a review of “Please No More Poetry”

June 14, 2013 //

“Please, No More Poetry is a crucial collection that not only looks back on a brilliant career, but looks toward the future of the medium itself…”:

Eric Schmaltz has reviewed Please, No More Poetry at Lemonhound.

Tags eric schmaltz, lemonhound, please no more poetry, sina queyras

Categories best of, concrete / visual poetry

“Flatland” at Pluss Pluss (Oslo, Norway)

June 7, 2013 //

“Flatland” was included as part of this month’s Pluss Pluss (Black Box Teater, Oslo, Norway); with thanks to Cecilie Bjørgås Jordheim and Signe Becker

Categories conceptual writing

Poetry and Digital Formats: An Interview with WLU Press

June 5, 2013 //

The folks at eBound recently interviewed the staff at Wilfrid Laurier University Press about digital publishing. Their discussion touched upon themes from Please, No More Poetry: the poetry of derek beaulieu. . .

Poetry and Digital Formats: An Interview with WLU Press

Tags eBound, no more poetry, please, wilfrid laurier university press, wlup

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