Marjorie Welish Libri

Focusing on a generation of artists and writers influenced by the New York School, this study explores their creative responses and contributions to the art scene. It delves into their unique interpretations and the ways they have shaped contemporary thought and aesthetics, highlighting their significance in the broader cultural context. The analysis emphasizes the interplay between the original New York School and its successors, showcasing the evolution of ideas and artistic expression within this vibrant community.

In A Complex Sentence, Marjorie Welish builds immersive intertextual environments as she grapples with the canon of modernist poetry and the ways we talk about poetics. In her sixth collection, Welish continues to explore critical practices such as diagramming, inscription, and quotation, extending her unflinching gaze to literary acts, from finding the right desk, to logic gates, to the possibilities for dismantling and augmenting the logics of language. Expertly manipulating the space of the page, her poems dissolve the boundaries between visual art and the written word. With her signature precision, musicality, and structural rigor, Welish simultaneously dismantles and rebuilds what we understand as language.