"Collects diverse writings by Johanna Drucker previously published in literary or scholarly journals ... also includes an anecdotal checklist of Drucker's artist's books"--Back cover.

Figuring the Word: Essays on Books, Writing, and Visual Poetics collects diverse writings by Johanna Drucker previously published in literary or scholarly journals. The book also includes an anecdotal checklist of Drucker's artist's books and an informative introduction by poet Charles Bernstein.