writings on bibliographic curiosities, esoteric scribbles in the margins of history & the unexpectedly poetic
A night of alea-what? The word ‘aleatoric’ is derived from the Latin ‘alea’ – ‘dice’. Aleatoric poetry is poetry created through random procedures, such as cutting up and reassembling printed texts, or having a computer spit out algorithms. In other words, by a role of the dice. Techniques of this kind have been used by… Continue reading March 13: A Night of Aleatoric Beauty [POETRY & ART EVENT]
You are invited! On Thursday the 12th, Salon Cesspool will kick off at 107, Redfern, with the first of a series of themed nights exploring the murky depths of the mind, that darkness from which dreams, prophecies and artistic visions float upwards to the surface. During this first instalment, spoken word performance will be interspersed… Continue reading Salon Cesspool: CutPasteBlurtScrawl Debut Night [EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT]
Salon Cesspool 