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Scott Esposito

Scott Esposito is the co-author of The End of Oulipo? (with Lauren Elkin; Zero Books, 2013). His writing has appeared recently in Music & Literature, Drunken Boat, and The Point. His criticism appears frequently in the Times Literary Supplement, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Washington Post.



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The Last Redoubt

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November 2014

Scott Esposito

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November 2014

As they say of politics, I have found essay-writing to be the art of the possible. Certain work can only be done in those...

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February 2014

Another Way of Thinking

Scott Esposito

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February 2014

I. There is no substitute for that moment when a book places into our mind thoughts we recognise as our...

Hello Dr Rivers’ clinic? Thank you Yes Yes, doctor, I would like to be your patient With your permission, of course No It was Doctor Rosenthal who recommended you to me Yes, she and her husband, I’ve known them for a while They’re going to spend a year in Florence In a few days, I think That’s why she didn’t want to take me on Besides, it’s not advisable among friends, she said I’ve worked with him No, I’m not a poet I’m a filmmaker I write screenplays Well, that’s part of the problem I don’t want to write anymore, but I don’t know what else to do Can I? I suppose so No, nothing I’ve written has been produced, but almost Someone optioned one of my screenplays Of course, it’s better than nothing Maybe with a little more luck It was an action movie A sort of film noir, but set in the jungle, in Guatemala I’m from there El Petén It’s a wonderful place Have you been to the jungle? It’s a singular thing If you haven’t been you don’t know what I’m talking about The vegetation, the life, the energy everywhere Yes, I get excited talking about it In black and white Supposedly I was going to direct it, but the investors backed out at the last moment Yes, safety concerns By a stroke of bad luck, the producer was there when they lynched a North American woman A photographer She was in a little town, taking pictures of some kids Someone started the rumour that she was kidnapping kids You know, there have been cases For illegal adoption agencies, or for specialty brothels, and they say they are even used to supply the organ market Unthinkable, you said it But that’s what happened and the project fell through Money? Well, yes, I mean no, money isn’t really a problem at all Rich, not what you would call rich, no My father? My father yes, he was rich No, he died a long time ago He was killed It’s a bit of a complicated story Around,

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August 2014

Scott Esposito

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August 2014

Scott Esposito is the co-author of The End of Oulipo? (with Lauren Elkin; Zero Books, 2013). His writing has...

Negation: A Response to Lars Iyer's 'Nude in Your Hot Tub'

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September 2012

Scott Esposito

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September 2012

I do not know whether I have anything to say, I know that I am saying nothing; I do not know if what I...
Art's Fading Sway: Russian Ark by Aleksandr Sokurov

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May 2012

Scott Esposito

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May 2012

I have often fallen asleep in small theatres. It is an embarrassing thing to have happen during one-man shows, and I am certain that...

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July 2012

The Pits

FMJ Botham

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July 2012

Sometimes he would emerge from his bedroom around midday and the sun would be more or less bright, or...

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Issue No. 7

Bracketing the World: Reading Poetry through Neuroscience

James Wilkes

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Issue No. 7

The anechoic chamber at University College London has the clutter of a space shared by many people: styrofoam cups,...

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April 2014

Submission for the Journal of Improbable Interventions

Brenda Parker

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April 2014

Abstract Preparations for experimental work must be conducted without interruption to ensure experimental success. In this work, the impact...

 

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