Leslie Scalapino (July 25, 1944 – May 28, 2010) was born in Santa Barbara, California and raised in Berkeley. She published her first book, O and Other Poems, in 1976. In 1986, she founded O Books, dedicated to publishing innovative works by young and emerging poets, as well as prominent and established writers. Scalapino is the author of thirty books of poetry, prose, inter-genre fiction, plays, and essays. A revised and dynamically expanded version of her essay book How Phenomena Appear to Unfold (originally published by Potes & Poets in 1989) was published by Litmus Press in May 2011.
Leslie Scalapino (25 juillet 1944 – 28 mai 2010), née à Santa Barbara, en Californie, a grandi à Berkley. Elle a publié son premier livre, O and Other Poems, en 1976. Scalapino a fondée, en 1986, O Books, une maison d'édition dédiée à la publication d'oeuvres innovantes de poètes débutants ou plus en vue. Scalapino est l'auteur d'un trentaine d'ouvrages de poésie, de fiction entre-genre, de pièces de théâtre, et d'essaies. Une version révue et augmentée de son livre How Phenomena Appear to Unfold (d'abord publié par Potes & Poets en 1989) a paru chez Litmus Press en mai 2011.