Poetry. "Written, designed and typeset by Travis Ortiz, VARIOUSLY, NOT THEN is a confoundingly complex cross-genre work touching upon meaning, loss, memory and return. Part-prose, part-poetry, part-essay, part-aphorism, part-philosophy, part-graphic design, the writing folds in upon itself instantly twisting from one morphology to the next. Vexing and brilliantly beautiful."—John Zorn

"This dazzlingly designed book opens up into a linguistic density that holds its weight in thought's recalcitrant measures, as if poetry once again had substance sufficient to hold its own against all comers and the no-shows too."—Charles Bernstein

Author City: SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA

Travis Ortiz is a writer, visual artist, and DJ living in San Francisco, California. He is the author of VARIOUSLY, NOT THEN (Tuumba Press, 2012) and GEOGRAPHY OF PARTS (Melodeon Poetry Systems, 2008), and his work has been published in BAY POETICS, CHAIN, Salt, WOOD, Mirage #4/Period[ical], and Poetics Journal. Travis's new ambient CD compilation with the Ambisonic collective, Chillout, includes his collaboration with Databass (Sean Abreu) featuring text from VARIOUSLY, NOT THEN. Travis founded the press ghos-ti-, which highlights the visual aspects of poetry. He is also the co- director (with Lyn Hejinian) of Atelos, a literary project commissioning and publishing cross-genre work by poets.