Overly Verbal Ape: Studies in the Work of SJ Fowler

Fowler has emerged as a force in the world of experimental poetry and his work deserves serious critical engagement; therefore, The authors utilize The Great Apes as an entry into his larger body of work. He is so prolific because his work as an artist, collaborator, organizer, teacher, and writer provide fuel for his other practices….

It’s definitely the biggest published critical engagement with my work, which is wonderful. The copy mentions there hasn’t been a lot of critical engagement with my work, which doesn’t feel true to me anyway with Richard Marshall’s book length essays, Robert Sheppard’s extensive writing on my work and collaborations, David MacLagan on my asemic writing, Eric Jett’s writing on I will show you the life of the mind (on prescription drugs) etc. But all the same, I suppose this is relative because I’m not in or interested in the academic critical field.