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𝓥𝓮𝓷𝓾𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓣𝓱𝓻𝓮𝓮 𝓜𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼 ♥︎ 𝓣𝓐𝓑𝓛𝓞𝓘𝓓 𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼 Venus in Three Movements draws on Hartman’s critical fabulation-archival absence, fragmentation, and silence understood as evidence of the conditions under which histories and bodies are produced. As Hartman writes, “the archive is inseparable from the play of power that produced it.” Incompleteness and opacity become generative forces. The public programme extends 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿 - across three thematic axes - Gossip, Echo, Alienation - grounded in partnerships with @tabloidpress , @goethe_institut_im_exil , and @refugeworldwide . We are excited to introduce our collaborator who will bring a textual, intimate layer to Venus in Three Movements: 𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐈𝐃 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 poetics are embodied disclosures, versed environments, tall orders. They are poets talking and playing with talking. Conceived in Berlin in 2014 by Zack Darsee and Nadia Marcus, the project’s first publication was a gossip column on newsprint—the effect of its lyrics were intended not only for the private reader, but for the whole interpersonal terrain in and about which they wrote. Wrote poems that could also bridge “scenes,” slice open a “club.” Wrote to enter a dancefloor as a poet and let the dancefloor enter the poem.  Beyond its primary imprint as a poetry press, TABLOID upholds its role as a publisher expansively. As an instrument for „making public.” Activities in the years since its founding have included facilitating poetry workshops, designing posters and clothing, and hosting a regular radio broadcast. No matter the format or function, the press’ activities are always means of innervating the body, be it collective or individual, with the lyric. For Venus in Three Movements, Darsee and Marcus will curate a programme of live readings and performances. Buttressing each instalment and utilising various spaces of the ACUD complex, these poets, musicians and performers draw focus to the relational and ephemeral, the sonic and blushingly sensual charge TABLOID’s events fill a room with.  𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝟬𝟱.𝟬𝟲.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 as part of @projectspacefestival

GOAT FOIL by Maxwell Gontarek (Paraphernalia and Addenda 2.3) Includes an excerpt from Josh Barber’s “Omnipotence”. Available on our webshop (link in bio). - - - “Marie’s fragrance, smashed out of the bottle for another breath. We should always doubt that the air is pure. We should always doubt that the air is not.” –Alexandre Curlet - - - 36 pages, approx. 14 × 20 cm. Layout, design and printing by Zack Darsee. Printed on a risograph at Das Pallasseum in Schöneberg, Berlin. A TABLOID Publication. Spring 2026.

PARANOID CITI by Shannon Hearn (Paraphernalia and Addenda 2.2) Includes a bag tag and drawing by Elise Houcek. Available on our webshop (link in bio). @shanrhearn @elise_houcek - - - “Desperate and playful. This iterative poetic series cries through the panic of now to bestill an ecstatic people. Paranoid Citi finds no doubt that if understanding is a matter of form, survival necessitates transformation.” -Crystal Odelle, author of Trans Studies “Who doesn't like to post ethereal lightly? Who isn't a citizenry draped in lilac ethics? Are you a froth? In Shannon Hearn's PARANOID CITI, an interrogative story is shaping up. She's uploading music for grace in crisis. She's writing poems for you, citizen, and kindly so.” -Nick Sturm @nicksturm - - - 32 pages, approx. 14 × 20 cm. Layout, design and printing by Zack Darsee. Printed on a risograph at Das Pallasseum in Schöneberg, Berlin. A TABLOID Publication. Spring 2026.

UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE by Kelly Clare (Paraphernalia and Addenda 2.1) Includes 3 poems by Dre Roelandt. Available now on our webshop (Link in bio) - - - “Like the Elizabeth Bishop painting “Interior with Extension Cord,” Kelly Clare’s helical, light-filled Universal Product Code delicately traces a bewildering infrastructure. This incantatory song, “busy in green,” points its reader to the disturbing beauty in stripey checksum barcodes, to arrays of imported figs at the grocer, to words like cloud or lime that now mean too much. Humorous, musical, perspicacious, this chapbook rocks.” - Katherine Gibbel, April 2026 “Kelly Clare makes the UPC feel both like sacred geometry and the final straws drawn at the twilight of civilization. Plutarch wrote that “Plato said God geometrizes continually,” and Clare proposes something similar of the UPC. But then she proceeds to break open the code of the production-gods, liberate its material, and with it form lines slanting towards a new spectrum of material perception.” -Ian Lockaby @lockaby_ursa - - - 20 pages, approx. 14 × 20 cm. Layout, design and printing by Zack Darsee. Printed on risograph at Das Pallasseum in Schöneberg, Berlin. A TABLOID Publication. Spring 2026.

With “A Rare Conjunction”, TABLOID Press and anorak bakery co-starred this year’s edition of soft power’s annual members’ event. Thank you to Zack Darsee, Nadia Marcus and Lukas Ludwig – and to our members – for this special moment of gathering and reflection, of unlikely constellations and stellar outlooks.  Is this your sign to become a member of soft power? A Rare Conjunction 21.2.2026 Readings by @nadia.d.marcus & @zackdarsee of @tabloidpress Dinner concept by @anorakbakey @lukas_.ludwig T-Shirt edition & tablecloth design by @nadia.d.marcus Photos by @nebieridze.de *** Mit „A Rare Conjunction“ waren TABLOID Press und anorak bakery die Co-Stars der diesjährigen Mitgliederveranstaltung von soft power. Tausend Dank an Zack Darsee, Nadia Marcus und Lukas Ludwig – und an unsere Mitglieder – für diesen besonderen Moment des Zusammenkommens und der Reflexion, der ungewöhnlichen Konstellationen und strahlenden Aussichten. Ist das euer Zeichen, Mitglied von soft power zu werden? A Rare Conjunction 21.2.2026 Lesungen von Zack Darsee & Nadia Marcus von TABLOID Press  Dinner-Konzept von anorak bakery (Lukas Ludwig) Design T-Shirt Mitglieder-Edition & Tischdecke von Nadia Marcus Fotos von George Nebieridze

With “A Rare Conjunction”, TABLOID Press and anorak bakery co-starred this year’s edition of soft power’s annual members’ event. Thank you to Zack Darsee, Nadia Marcus and Lukas Ludwig – and to our members – for this special moment of gathering and reflection, of unlikely constellations and stellar outlooks.  Is this your sign to become a member of soft power? A Rare Conjunction 21.2.2026 Readings by @nadia.d.marcus & @zackdarsee of @tabloidpress Dinner concept by @anorakbakey @lukas_.ludwig T-Shirt edition & tablecloth design by @nadia.d.marcus Photos by @nebieridze.de *** Mit „A Rare Conjunction“ waren TABLOID Press und anorak bakery die Co-Stars der diesjährigen Mitgliederveranstaltung von soft power. Tausend Dank an Zack Darsee, Nadia Marcus und Lukas Ludwig – und an unsere Mitglieder – für diesen besonderen Moment des Zusammenkommens und der Reflexion, der ungewöhnlichen Konstellationen und strahlenden Aussichten. Ist das euer Zeichen, Mitglied von soft power zu werden? A Rare Conjunction 21.2.2026 Lesungen von Zack Darsee & Nadia Marcus von TABLOID Press  Dinner-Konzept von anorak bakery (Lukas Ludwig) Design T-Shirt Mitglieder-Edition & Tischdecke von Nadia Marcus Fotos von George Nebieridze

On February 20, 2026 – foreshadowing the date of soft power’s annual members’ meeting – Saturn and Neptune aligned in Aries at 0° in a rare and profound celestial event. With “A Rare Conjunction”, TABLOID Press (Zack Darsee & Nadia Marcus) and anorak bakery (Lukas Ludwig) co-starred this year’s edition of soft power’s annual members’ event as a moment of gathering and reflection, of unlikely constellations and stellar outlooks. While Saturn rules over discipline, structure, time, limitation, Neptune, on the other hand, is all about the dream, the idealism, the vision, the foggy hopes that don’t always come into clear focus. The conjunction in Aries, a sign known for independence and initiative, sets the stage for a powerful moment: the chance (and challenge) to actively build a bridge between what’s real and what’s possible; to ask what dreams are worth fighting for – and whether we are ready to build the scaffolding that makes them real. *** Am 20. Februar 2026 – am Vorabend der jährlichen Mitgliederversammlung von soft power – trafen Saturn und Neptun in einer höchstseltenen Konstellation und als rares astrologisches Ereignis im Widder bei 0° aufeinander. Mit „A Rare Conjunction“ waren TABLOID Press (Zack Darsee & Nadia Marcus) und anorak bakery (Lukas Ludwig) die Co-Stars der diesjährigen Mitgliederveranstaltung von soft power – ein Moment des Zusammenkommens und der Reflexion, der ungewöhnlichen Konstellationen und strahlenden Aussichten. Während Saturn für Disziplin, Struktur, Zeit und Begrenzung steht, dreht sich bei Neptun alles um Träume, Idealismus, Visionen und nebulöse Hoffnungen. Die Konjunktion im Widder, einem Zeichen, das für Unabhängigkeit und Initiative steht, bereitet die Bühne für einen kraftvollen Moment: die Chance (und Herausforderung), aktiv eine Brücke zwischen dem zu schlagen, was real und was möglich ist; uns zu fragen, für welche Träume es sich zu kämpfen lohnt – und ob wir bereit sind, das Gerüst zu bauen, das sie Wirklichkeit werden lässt.

2025 featured a true highlight of TABLOID’s history as a press: Feedback, a 5-part reading & publication series hosted with two dream collaborators @softpowerverysoft Looking back one last time at the fifth and final iteration, we want to thank our last three contributors for your gorgeous textual, formal and sonic layers, for the vibrations & feedback that resulted: Liola Mattheis @ab00vo Lyra Pramuk @lyra.pramuk The Neighbourhood Character @nghbrhd_chrctr Feedback #5 was kindly hosted by our friends @anorakanorak with a special sweet appearance by @anorakbakery — never forget to thank the baker. The photos throughout the entire series were taken by George Nebieridze @nebieridze.de - a dear collaborator who has also been with us from Tabloid’s beginnings in 2014. Thank you to everyone who joined us over the past year. See you around… 💋

@tabloidpress and @softpowerverysoft are honoured to present the fifth and final iteration of Feedback, kindly hosted at @anorakanorak . We are looking forward to contributions by: Lyra Pramuk @lyra.pramuk , Berlin-based, American multidisciplinary artist. Compelled by collectivity, spirituality, consciousness and care, she has conceived a unique form of devotional music. Exploring the ecstatic genesis of sacred ritual practices, Lyra draws from folk, house, techno, gospel and her formal classical education. (Photo by Leonardo Scotti) The Neighbourhood Character @nghbrhd_chrctr , DJ, cultural writer, and strategist moving quietly between worlds. They bring a thoughtful, grounded perspective to their practice, navigating the intersections of creative expression and everyday life. Liola Mattheis @ab00vo , poet and theorist based in Berlin. In both her academic and literary work, she engages with natural history, accumulation, and sexuality. Her poetic practice playfully leans on formalist approaches and is driven by abstraction. – Feedback #5 5.12.2025, 19.00–21.00 at anorak, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Str. 43/44, 12099 Berlin Further details & access info via link in bio – Im Rahmen der fünften und letzten Ausgabe von Feedback, dieses Mal zu Gast bei anorak, freuen wir uns auf: Lyra Pramuk, in Berlin lebende US-amerikanische multidisziplinäre Künstlerin. Angetrieben von Kollektivität, Spiritualität und Bewusstsein erforscht Lyra die ekstatische Entstehung sakraler Praktiken und schöpft dabei aus Folk, House, Techno, Gospel und ihrer klassischen Ausbildung. The Neighbourhood Character, DJ, Kulturschriftsteller*in und Strateg*in und bewegt sich behutsam zwischen verschiedenen Welten. The Neighbourhood Character bringt eine durchdachte Perspektive in die eigene Arbeit ein und navigiert zwischen den Schnittstellen kreativen Ausdrucks und Alltag. Liola Mattheis, in Berlin lebende Poetin und Theoretikerin. Sowohl in ihrer akademischen als auch in ihrer literarischen Arbeit beschäftigt sie sich mit Naturwissenschaft, Akkumulation und Sexualität. Ihre poetische Praxis stützt sich spielerisch auf formalistische Ansätze und ist von Abstraktion geprägt.

Save the date & please feel warmly invited to the fifth and final Feedback, an event and publication series by @tabloidpress and @softpowerverysoft running from April–December 2025. Attention, different location: For its last edition, Feedback will be hosted at @anorakanorak Gottlieb-Dunkel-Str. 43/44, 12099 Berlin See you there! – Feedback #5 Fri, 5.12.2025, 19.00–21.00 Liola Mattheis @ab00vo Lyra Pramuk @lyra.pramuk The Neighbourhood Character @nghbrhd_chrctr – Herzliche Einladung zum fünften und letzten Feedback, einer Veranstaltungs- und Publikationsreihe von TABLOID Press und soft power, die von April bis Dezember 2025 läuft. Achtung, anderer Ort: Für die letzte Ausgabe wird Feedback bei anorak zu Gast sein! Gottlieb-Dunkel-Str. 43/44, 12099 Berlin Wir freuen uns auf euch!

Looking back at the fourth iteration of Feedback – Thank you so much for your beautiful contributions, Alice Z Jones @alicezjones , Basyma Saad @basyyyma & Tomaso De Luca @verymoderno ! Feedback is a 5-part event and publication series hosted by @tabloidpress and @softpowerverysoft running from April to December 2025. Feedback #4 was the final event in soft power’s space in Tempelhof – we hope you’ll join us in December, at a different location, for the fifth and final Feedback! Photos: George Nebieridze @nebieridze.de – Rückblick auf die vierte Edition von Feedback – Tausend Dank an Alice Z Jones, Basyma Saad & Tomaso De Luca! Feedback ist eine 5-teilige Veranstaltungs- und Publikationsreihe von TABLOID Press und soft power und läuft von April bis Dezember 2025. Feedback #4 war die letzte Veranstaltung in den Räumlichkeiten von soft power in Tempelhof – wir freuen uns, euch im Dezember (an einem anderen Ort) für das fünfte und letzte Feedback zu sehen!

Looking back at the fourth iteration of Feedback – Thank you so much for your beautiful contributions, Alice Z Jones @alicezjones , Basyma Saad @basyyyma & Tomaso De Luca @verymoderno ! Feedback is a 5-part event and publication series hosted by @tabloidpress and @softpowerverysoft running from April to December 2025. Feedback #4 was the final event in soft power’s space in Tempelhof – we hope you’ll join us in December, at a different location, for the fifth and final Feedback! Photos: George Nebieridze @nebieridze.de – Rückblick auf die vierte Edition von Feedback – Tausend Dank an Alice Z Jones, Basyma Saad & Tomaso De Luca! Feedback ist eine 5-teilige Veranstaltungs- und Publikationsreihe von TABLOID Press und soft power und läuft von April bis Dezember 2025. Feedback #4 war die letzte Veranstaltung in den Räumlichkeiten von soft power in Tempelhof – wir freuen uns, euch im Dezember (an einem anderen Ort) für das fünfte und letzte Feedback zu sehen!