Containing 12 essays and an introduction; this work examines the work of experimental poets and the innovative forms they have fashioned to challenge commonplace assumptions about gender and cultural authority.

In her now-classic "The Pink Guitar," Rachel Blau DuPlessis examined a number of modern and contemporary poets and artists to explore the possibility of finding a language that would question deeply held assumptions about gender. In the 12 essays and introduction that constitute "Blue Studios," DuPlessis continues that task, examining the work of experimental poets and the innovative forms they have fashioned to challenge commonplace assumptions about gender and cultural authority.