The Great Cycle of Life or the Human Odyssey is a cycle of fourteen poems—to be spoken, shouted, and whispered—of over 1,300 pages. A CD was produced with the author reading a significant excerpt from each poem and a sound composition created specifically for each poem by Laurent Maza. A version of this CD was created for the stage with a slideshow by the painter Lawrence in the background and performed three times, the last of which was at the Théâtre du Beauvaisis - Scène Nationale in the barn of the Maladrerie Saint-Lazare in Beauvais—the first of which can be viewed in its entirety online. Readings of excerpts have taken place, as well as publications of passages in artist books or “poor books” and exhibits. A complete reading of the entirety of The Great Cycle of Life or the Human Odyssey is available online. Solitude is the first poem in the cycle. Published: July 1, 2025 Order Press release

The "Polaroid camera" is first a term. Writing up close. Up close to the lens, up close to sex, in a state of erection. A very brief moment, as brief as orgasm. Writing about orgasm, obscenity, the unseen, the unspeakable. Writing about seeing, the immediate. Writing about sweat, even that on the skin. Fleeing from the spiritual and showing only the body, its obscenity. At the time when the Polaroid camera would replace the photographic cliché (and pornographic one). A "cycle of sperm," a "cycle of piss," and a "cycle of shit"—the image of the three elements of sexual matter, corresponding to the advent of these Polaroid cameras, took shape. The work is accompanied by nine inks by the artist Jacques Cauda. Release: October 1, 2024. Commander Press Release

Very much in line with "The Writer's Diagonal." Alain Marc's second book published in this collection immerses us in the world of a writer, who plays with all the possibilities of the daily grind to explore the paths of penetration, even the paths, of thought applied to the problems of the intellectual confronted with his art. "When we look at literature outside of any literary movement, history, or author, all the surprising associations become possible," he writes. Surprising associations are legion in the work written with finesse, elegance, and depth. "What do we write to say, ultimately? We simply cannot remain silent..." To remain silent would be a crime against oneself, against the other as well, who awaits nourishment, hence the need for a publication to make known. The author becomes the conveyor of his singularity by marking his visceral attachment, day after day, to literature with fragments, the drum of human resonance. Literature, About is the praise of "thought never stops." Publication: July 1, 2023 Order

What to do when you're on the brink of collapse? "Sometimes, kill the anxiety... through work!" replies the author. Alain Marc, then a young writer, questions himself, moves forward, tries to move forward. He tries to organize his thoughts, his perceptions, contacts many people in order to build projects, many of which fall through, puts them back on the grill, leaves again. He questions himself about the world of poetry, publishing, and literary criticism. He writes to Bernard Noël, meets Pierre Bourgeade and Hubert Haddad, and begins working with Henri Meschonnic. He meets the editors of the magazines Souffles, Nouveaux cahiers méditerranéens, then Poésie 92, the magazine created by Pierre Seghers at the Maison de la poésie in Paris, Lettres françaises, d'Europe, or l'Affiche, a wall-mounted poetry magazine, and sometimes faces a few misunderstandings. He also meets voice-over artist Monique Royer while attending the Centre d'action poétique. This journal also recounts some of the behind-the-scenes details of his idea for public poetry, the idea of creating a small publishing house, and other things. These are the author's first ten years, from 1986 to 1996. Publication date: July 1, 2022 Order

"De la profondeur", "Readings pour le tréfonds", "Visions de l'œuvre", "Around incandescence". Four titles that mark a territory, that of a strong, expressive literature, which reaches the deepest part of the being. Composed mainly of reading notes and articles published in periodicals and reviews – Europe, les Lettres françaises, Contre Vox, le Bord de l'eau, la Revue Commune, les Cahiers Laure, Cahiers de Tinbad… – or websites – Poezibao, Lecteurs de Pierre Jean Jouve, Recours au poème, la Revue des ressources, la Cause littéraire… – this critical collection gathered from the favorites that publishing has been able to bring day by day takes a look at current literature, but also at that which forged it. Without forgetting erotic literature. A very personal vision of literature and poetry emerges that calls into question, or rather, brings to the forefront, the question of the function of literature, its place, particularly in society, and for poetry, the poetic function. The panorama accumulated from article to article and from note to note is the fruit of a journey that also passes through the cry, a notion developed in particular in the essay Écrire le cri *. And since there is no literature without the politics of literature, "Autour de l'incandescence" brings together articles that address censorship, publishing, etc. Far from the article always supposed to exhaust its subject, the "Journal de l'instant", a series of notes, comes in between and sets another tone. "Visions de l'œuvre" follows very closely, bringing together articles on the work of writers who have in common the power of their writings. * Editions l'Écarlate, Orléans, 2000. Publication: September 1, 2021 Order