by David Lloyd | Sep 6, 2026 | Archive, Transiterations
“The Noise Floor,” extracted from David Lloyd’s book of poems Archepelago (Shearsman Books, 2026), is presented here with permission as a contribution to Communis’ series Transiterations. The Spanish transiteration was written for the occasion by Rolando Prats. You...
by Rolando Prats, David Lloyd, Pelagija Maričić | Aug 30, 2026 | Archive, Transiterations
“Duchamp” is an original feature from Communis’ series Transiterations. The English original—Duchamp I—and the Spanish text—Duchamp IV—were written by Rolando Prats. The French texts—“Duchamp II” and “Duchamp III”—were contributed by David Lloyd and Pelagija...
by David Lloyd | May 11, 2026 | Archive, David Lloyd
“Genocide’s Wake,” by David Lloyd, is a Communis original feature. “Genocide aims to abolish the life in common in which the atomized self-for-itself was unknown. What remains is the diminished fragment of shattered life, the wreckage cast up on the shore after the...
by David Lloyd | Oct 11, 2025 | Archive
“Ash to Ashlaa’” is an original piece by David Lloyd for Communis. This essay originated in a brief talk given at the conference on Southern Political Concepts, held at the University of California, Irvine, in January 2025. In it, Lloyd engages in a meditation on the...
