''Zyx'' () is a literary newsletter, or
zine, edited by
Arnold Skemer
Arnold Skemer (born 1946), is an American novelist and publisher. Skemer has operated Phrygian Press since 1985. He also publishes ''ZYX'' (begun in 1990), a small xerographic magazine that publishes poetry, short fictions, commentary on inn ...
and published regularly since 1990 by Phrygian Press in New York City. A typical issue will include an essay by the editor around the issues of literary careerism, followed by reviews of recent works of
fiction
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditi ...
and
poetry, and finally several pages of excerpts from the reviewed titles and other books of (usually experimental) poetry and fiction.
Since its founding, the zine has itself been reviewed in a variety of media and has been lauded as a touchstone in criticism and dissemination of experimental literature. Some of these reviews have appeared in Taproot Reviews, Factsheet Five, New Hope International Review, and others.
Skemer is also the author of eight published novels, including an ambitious ongoing series where each title is a letter of the alphabet (''C'', ''D'', ''H'' etc.).
See also
*
List of literary magazines
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
Reviews of select past issues
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American literature websites
Magazines established in 1990
Magazines published in New York City
Newsletters
Online literary magazines published in the United States