THEY SAID: A MULTI-GENRE ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY COLLABORATIVE WRITING
Edited by Simone Muench & Dean Rader with Sally Ashton and Jackie White
"Carlos Fuentes argued that the most important literary occasions are those in which “genre” is recirculated. Writing survives-thrives, even-on recirculation and the reconception of genre. The collaborations collected here represent such a change, as important, in their own way, as concretism, found, sound or random poetry. Making the author plural, through joint composition, repositions the work, its voice and its experiential and emotional contexts. The more seamless these collaborations seem-and most do seem seamless-the more radical their gestures. Lyric, discursive, sometimes political these pieces manage their changes in compelling duets". --Michael Anania
"With They Said, we’re presented with an anthology of contemporary work that beautifully illustrates the generative potential and dynamic energy of collaboration-a literary art too often overlooked. For any writer or poet, it’s impossible not to be inspired by the possibilities suggested here". -- Laura Cogan and Oscar Villalon, editors of Zyzzyva
They Said: A Multi-Genre Anthology of Contemporary Collaborative Writing is a radically new anthology comprised entirely of collaborative work. It includes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as hybridized forms that push the boundaries of concepts like “genre” and “author.” In addition to the literary works, the authors give a little peek behind the curtain and explain their writing and collaborative process.
Contributors to They Said include Ada Limon, Natalie Diaz, Kelli Russell Agodon, Nin Andrews, G. C. Waldrep, Molly Bendall, Brian Clements, Jennifer Givhan, Rebecca Hazelton, Todd Kaneko, Amorak Huey, Tyler Mills, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ross Gay, Brynn Saito, Elizabeth Savage, Martha Silano, Jonathan Silverman, Persis Karim, Carol Guess, and dozens of others.
"With They Said, we’re presented with an anthology of contemporary work that beautifully illustrates the generative potential and dynamic energy of collaboration-a literary art too often overlooked. For any writer or poet, it’s impossible not to be inspired by the possibilities suggested here". -- Laura Cogan and Oscar Villalon, editors of Zyzzyva
They Said: A Multi-Genre Anthology of Contemporary Collaborative Writing is a radically new anthology comprised entirely of collaborative work. It includes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as hybridized forms that push the boundaries of concepts like “genre” and “author.” In addition to the literary works, the authors give a little peek behind the curtain and explain their writing and collaborative process.
Contributors to They Said include Ada Limon, Natalie Diaz, Kelli Russell Agodon, Nin Andrews, G. C. Waldrep, Molly Bendall, Brian Clements, Jennifer Givhan, Rebecca Hazelton, Todd Kaneko, Amorak Huey, Tyler Mills, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ross Gay, Brynn Saito, Elizabeth Savage, Martha Silano, Jonathan Silverman, Persis Karim, Carol Guess, and dozens of others.