Spit Temple

Spit Temple gathers texts and transcriptions of performances by Cecilia Vicuña, the Chilean-born poet and artist. Her live pieces blend singing, movement, chant and storytelling, and they resist easy classification.

Rosa Alcala edited the volume and wrote its critical introduction. The book also includes a poetic memoir by Vicuña, translated by Alcala, that looks back on her life in performance.

Response pieces from contemporary writers Juliana Spahr, Rodrigo Toscano and Maria Damon round out the collection, answering Vicuña's work from their own positions.