A contemporary wave of poet/editor-led independent small presses has promoted innovative archival publishing alongside their focus on new experimental poetics. At this event, organized by Neubauer Collegium Visiting Fellow Kai Ihns and UChicago English and Creative Writing Professor Srikanth Reddy, a group of editors from some notable publishers—and from UChicago's own graduate-student run journal, Chicago Review—will present exciting new archival projects and share their editorial philosophy around these dual publishing lines: How does the publication of earlier, out-of-print, or lost work contribute to the landscape of contemporary experimental writing? Why is it vital to be doing both things together, now?

The symposium will conclude with a poetry reading and a moderated discussion about how these poets' literary practice informs and is informed by their editorial work and perspectives.

Co-Sponsored by the Neubauer Collegium, the English Department, and the Program in Creative Writing at the University of Chicago.

Schedule

3:00 pm
Editors’ Presentations on Archival Projects
City Lights, Fonograf Editions, Nightboat Books, WRY Press, and Chicago Review

Moderator: Srikanth Reddy (University of Chicago)

6:00 pm
Poetry Reading & Panel Discussion

Jeff Alessandrelli
Lindsey Bolt
Garrett Caples
James Garwood-Cole
Michael Klausman

Moderator: Nick Twemlow