Maggie Nelson, the guest editor for PEN America in February, featured writings from none other than Dodie Bellamy’s Cunt Norton for her final selection. Nelson writes of her choice:

I could think of no better choice than Dodie Bellamy’s Cunt Norton, which paves the way for poetry’s future while engaging slyly & deeply with its past. Bellamy’s own introduction to the book—which Les Figues Press, its esteemed publisher, has generously allowed us to reprint in full here —is far more articulate about her vision than I could ever be. So enjoy, and bon voyage.

View her selections at PEN America.