Withdrawn: A Discourse
<p>A book of metadiscourse, <em>Withdrawn: A Discourse</em> consists of 50 letters composed by Thom Donovan to the proper names of living personages which appear in his currently unpublished second book of poems, <em>Withdrawn</em>. In response to his letters and copies of <em>Withdrawn</em> in manuscript, thirty-two addressees offer images, letters, drawings, poems, essays, dream journal entries, art works, documents, and manifestos. <em>Withdrawn: a Discourse</em> also includes Donovan’s correspondence for the project; an essay regarding the “authorless” book; as well as a review of <em>Withdrawn</em> by poet and translator, Ian Dreiblatt.</p>
Editors: Thom Donovan, Sreshta Rit Premnath
Contributors: Adam Pendleton, Not an Alternative, Ben Kinmont, Bhanu Kapil, Brandon Brown, Brian Holmes, Brian Whitener, Bruce Andrews, CA Conrad, Charles Bernstein, Chase Granoff, Claire Pentecost, Cris Cheek, David Buuck, Dodie Bellamy, Jordan Scott, Eléna Rivera, Etel Adnan, Fred Moten, Fred Tomaselli, Gregory Sholette, Jennifer Scappettone, Kathy Westwater, Mary Austin Speaker, Melissa Buzzeo, Rigo 23, Rob Halpern, Robert Kocik, Sanford Biggers, Sreshta Rit Premnath, Stephen Collis, Tyrone Williams
Editorial Assistant: Will Lee
Part of: Shifter