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‘Barefoot in the Head: Futurological Poetry’. Incorporating curated performance event at BHQ (Performa 09) New York, 12 Nov, 2009; edited book: Rowlands, A., Beasley, M., & Russell, J. eds. ‘Barefoot in the Head: Futurological Poetry’, Article Press, Birmingham, 2011 ISBN 978-1-873352-15-1; and authored chapter, Rowlands, A., ‘For Writing Out Loud or A Potential Workshop on Fiction’ In: ‘Barefoot in the Head: Futurological Poetry’, eds. Beasley, M., Rowlands, A., & Russell, J., Article Press, Birmingham 2011

‘Barefoot in the Head: Futurological Poetry’ is the fifth event in art-writing-research network created by researchers from Birmingham City University, Goldsmiths, University of Reading and University of the Arts London. Co-curated and edited with John Russell and Mark Beasley, in association with Performa 09, New York. Developing from research at the Brian Aldiss archive, University of Reading Special Collections, a performance event was organised focusing on Aldiss’ novel ‘Barefoot in the Head’ (1968). Here, artists and writers were asked to respond to the novel’s central concerns of being possessed by poetry, fiction and philosophy. The event included contributions by: Die Storung, Amelia Saul, Blanko & Noiry, Dan Fox, Rose Kallal, and Will Holder. Rowlands co-edited the publication Barefoot in the Head, published by Article Press, Birmingham University and constituting one of the five volumes published by the art-writing-research network. Rowlands designed the cover and authored a chapter ‘For Writing Out Loud or A Potential Workshop on Fiction’ where he addressed the problem of engaging with temporary and live events in writing: how might this temporariness be expressed as opposed to memorialized or historicized? Rowlands argues for a new orthography of art-writing that is informed by theoretical fiction.Cited in THEFIRST/LASTNEWSPAPER, Dexter Sinister, New York, issue 5, 18 November 2009