to take part in taking apart

the cover of "to take part in taking apart" by steph kudisch. the title is foil stamped on to black paper. the book is 4 inches by 4 inches, and has two signatures.
to take part in taking apart, hand-bound artist book with foil stamped cover, 2022. 
we must interrogate and resist climate nihilism. 
    always return to the surface to fight. 
        hold our responsibilities to collective, 
unrelenting action close to our fists and chests. 
  embody the waves that curve as every sound 
begins. 

to take part in taking apart is a Small Plates Book created by Steph Kudisch & published by the San Francisco Center for the Book in 2022. These books are all about queer collectivism and imagination, overlapping ecotones, & crip adaptation. edition of 100.
to take part in taking apart

tuning in to a creature chorus 
a howl like an aleph 
an awakening, unfurling siren 
luring kindreds to take part in taking apart 

honing on to the whisper howl 
our actions are teeming still with whens 
to sort signals in living webs 
unsteady footholds 
a farewell unending as the flames flicker and close swaying 

the collective eyes always already like the strawberry squid 
one for facing skyward and another for the depths
Steph's poem is in their hand drawn type & their colophon is in Redaction by Titus Kaphar and Reginald Dwayne Betts. binding structure by Annegret Frauenlob. screenprinted and foil stamped by Steph Kudisch. assembled with the help of kindreds. deep thanks to Kate Laster & Manny Robertson.