[re:con]versations :: digging deeper with 'What the Werewolf Told Them' poet Chely Lima
[line] [articlequote]What the Werewolf Told Them is above all a war cry for all we need, and a proud statement of what it´s like to love in different ways, (yet) being so similar to those who aren´t like me; in a time
OS Celebrates Women’s History Month, Pt 2 :: Stephanie Heit, from "The Color She Gave Gravity"
[box] FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2017, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE WHOLLY ORIGINAL, CHALLENGING, SOMETIMES HEARTBREAKING WORK PUBLISHED ON THE OS BY WOMEN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE CELEBRATION, YOU ARE INVITED DURING THE MONTH
"To Have Been There Then," and How to Be Here, Now :: Reflections and Praise
[line][box]The Operating System is honored to be releasing Gregory Randall's vital, engaging memoir, "To Have Been There Then: Memories of Cuba, 1969-1983" in January of 2017. Here you'll find reflections from Randall - and his mother, translator of this volume,
[RE:CON]VERSATIONS :: COMPLICATED WORK :: Exploring "A GUN SHOW" with Sō Percussion's Adam Sliwinski
[line] [box]In a conversation with composer, percussionist, conductor and educator Adam Sliwinski, we take a deeper look into A GUN SHOW, which brings together his critically acclaimed percussion ensemble Sō Percussion with Three-time Obie-winning director Ain Gordon and performer Emily Johnson to
RE:CONVERSATION :: CHELATE :: QUEERING THE TRANS POETIC with JAY BESEMER
[line] [articlequote]Written during the advent of hormone therapy and gender transition, Chelate by OS Contributing Editor Jay Besemer (out July 1 from Brooklyn Arts Press) explores the journey towards a new embodiment, one that is immediately complicated by the difficult news of a
[re:con]versations :: AMPLIT Fest :: Amplifying Fresh Voices in Literature
[line] [script_teaser]Co-produced by Lamprophonic and Summer on the Hudson, AmpLit Fest is a free, daylong festival that brings authors of all backgrounds, styles, and levels of recognition to center stage. With readings, workshops, panels, and a community market, AmpLit Fest makes
SPARROW :: POETICS and PRACTICE
[box] As you may already know, books from The Operating System are unique in that they offer you a look behind the curtain - at the practice of the creative person (or persons) whose work you're holding in your hands,
5th ANNUAL NAPOMO :: BONUS! DAY 31 :: NOMI STONE on PRODUCING AWE and TERROR in the POEM
[box]It's hard to believe that this is our FIFTH annual 30/30/30 series, and that with this bonus post we will have seeded and scattered ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY (ONE!) of these love-letters, these stories of gratitude and memory, into the world. Nearly
[re:con]versations :: OF SOUND MIND :: process and practice with IMPROPER MAPS' Alex Crowley
[line] [box] [quote] In 2016 The Operating System initiated the project of publishing print documents from musicians and composers, beginning with Everybody’s Automat and this year’s chapbook series, all of which fall under the OF SOUND MIND moniker, and all of which are written by
[re:con]versations :: OF SOUND MIND :: process and practice with ANY SEAM OR NEEDLEWORK's Stanford Cheung
[line] [box] [quote] In 2016 The Operating System initiated the project of publishing print documents from musicians and composers, beginning with Everybody’s Automat and this year’s chapbook series, all of which fall under the OF SOUND MIND moniker, and all of which are written by
