Verbivoracious Festschrift Volume Six: The Oulipo

The sixth Verbivoracious Festschrift is a brobdingnagian spectacular fêting the famous workshop of potential literature The Oulipo now entering its 57th year. Our contributors were invited to write a piece of fiction an essay a poem or any other hybrid and choose their own constraints. The results have yielded a marvellous sprawl of oulipian homage from petite poetic tributes to Queneau to long lipogrammatic bows to Perec. In this issue: Philip Terrys take on Perecs I Remember Warren Mottes literary abecedaries David Belloss iconoclastic essay on Hugo and Perec two chapters from Jeff Burseys lipogrammic novel Ennead Louis Burys anticipatory blurbs Michael Leongs take on the Oulipos ever-expanding influence Tom Jenks and Jeanelle DAlessandros satirical N+7s Andriana Minous typographically playful novella Hypnotic Labyrinth John Pecks murder mystery in 100 sentences poetry from Doug Nufer and Stephen Frug Marc Lapprands view on evolution and The Oulipo a slew of palindromes lists papers and fancies from Pablo Ruiz and many other pieces. The issue concludes with a wholly original work of sustained constraint: Christine Brooke-Roses first novel rewritten with her grammatical constraints and polylingual puns reinstated. The sixth issue is our fattest feast yet and a must for Oulipo enthusiasts.