In May, 2021, Timglaset Editions published Judith: Women Making Visual Poetry, a 21st Century Anthology. It was a work that took three years to make and began as a dream of mine in 2017. I am still ever so grateful to everyone involved: Joakim Norling of Timglaset Editions, the contributors and the visual poetry community, editors, publishers and others who helped. I consider this to be a work of a lifetime for me as an editor. While reviews of the work have been scarce, there have been a few, and the first review we received was this wonder by a poet, writer and publisher dedicated to engaging with creative work. Thank you once more, rob!
Please enjoy his review of Judith here.
Thank you to Vallum Magazine.
If you don’t yet own a copy of Judith or would like to buy a copy for a budding visual poet you know, you can purchase it through Timglaset Editions, both print and pdf editions are available.
Here is a list of engagements with Judith so far:
Words in Sight Podcast – Shloka Shankar mentions the book and fundraiser in her interview about visual poetry with Ramya Vivek. March 26, 2021
Johanna Drucker, Amanda Earl, and Joakim Norling speak to Clara and Anthony Etherin about the book on the Penteract Press Podcast, March 29, 2021
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend: Amanda Earl speaks to Susan Johnston, June 4, 2021
Full House Literary Magazine: Amanda Earl speaks to JP Seabright, June 13, 2021
The Poetry Show on Radio Boise with Daphne Stanford, June 13, 2021
Babel Tower Parish Radio: Amanda Earl speaks to Chloë Proctor, July 29, 2021
REVIEWS
rob mclennan’s review July 1, 2021
Eric Schmaltz’s review in THE MINUTE REVIEW, Volume 2, Number 1 (No Press, June 2021)
Jonathon Ball’s review in the Winnipeg Free Press, July 31, 2021
Anthology of women's poetry a feast for the senses
By: Jonathan Ball
Posted: 4:00 AM CDT Saturday, Jul. 31, 2021
Edited by Amanda Earl, Judith: Women Making Visual Poetry (Timglaset, 256 pages, $43) offers a feast of wide-ranging work. Including 36 women from 21 countries and more than 160 full-colour images alongside interviews, artistic statements and other contextual information, the anthology features a massive amount of excellent and often unique visual work.
Standouts include Astra Papchristodoulou and her sculptural poems, including puzzle-poems, birthday candles, and books made out of bio-resin and words. Mado Reznik’s impressive excerpts from her 30,000 series mourns the victims of Argentina’s last civic-military dictatorship — one of the visual poems is a book that contains pages full of holes, while another features an installation that includes 30,000 hand-knotted threads.
Kate Siklosi’s work threads together the natural and domestic spaces through literally threading words to leaves. Countless other excellent examples abound in this must-have anthology.
Maureen Alsop, PhD, “Naming Judith” Poemeleon, Visual Poetry Issue, Volume XII — Spring 2022. and her cover in homage to Judith.