Sixty Lit features literary works including creative nonfiction, memoir, poetry, autotheory, and experimental or lyrical essays.
Recent Sixty Lit Articles
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Beyond the Page: Udita Upadhyaya’s “nevernotmusic” (the show)
“Beyond the Page” digs into the process and practice of writers and artists who work at the intersection of literary arts and other fields. This interview is the first of three with interdisciplinary artist Udita Upadhyaya about “nevernotmusic” — a solo exhibition of scores activated by curated, collaborative performances — and her process of developing…
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Body Passages: Exploring Visual Art with Poets Lorraine Harrell and David Nekimken
This is the second article in an ongoing series about Body Passages, a partnership between Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble and The Chicago Poetry Center (the first is here). This series gives brief looks into a 10-month, interdisciplinary creative process between Body Passages poets and dancers, documenting and reflecting on aspects of that process as it happens.…
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Body Passages: Poets and Dancers Discuss Collaborative Processes In Progress
This is the first article in an ongoing series about Body Passages, a partnership between Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble and The Chicago Poetry Center. This series gives brief looks into a 10-month, interdisciplinary creative process between Body Passages poets and dancers, documenting and reflecting on aspects of that process as it happens. Launched in 2017, Body…
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Beyond the Page: Saleem Hue Penny
“Beyond the Page” digs into the process and practice of writers and artists who work at the intersection of literary arts and other fields. In this interview from the series, artist Saleem Hue Penny speaks about “rural hip-hop blues,” his recent poetry chapbook and its audio companion, his process for creating within and across multiple…