Claire-Selma Aïtout

Books, zines and poetry publications

La langue de ton père n’est plus sa langue

La langue de ton père n’est plus sa langue

Claire-Selma Aïtout never learned to speak Kabyle, their father’s language. While all languages can be languages of love, theirs is built instead through the fragments of a mythology made of absences and tales in which the living and the dead coexist.

ma vie j'ai envie que tu viennes

Ma vie j’ai envie que tu viennes

A zine co‑written with poet Cléa Ciel, this collection explores cringe and devotion in love.

les histoires d'horreur

Les histoires d’horreur sont toujours des amours d’amour et de vengeance

This zine questions our relationship with horror, American productions, and how I take refuge in horror. In my pre‑adolescent years, I watched the same movies on repeat and I wonder: what are we really looking for in the love of horror?

Il faut tomber d’une comète pour connaître la solitude

Il faut tomber d’une comète pour connaître la solitude

A comet is about to streak across the sky, and we’re supposed to follow it. Named Lady Lazarus, it draws near, promising to free us from the routine— from the subway, from the supermarket. The comet passes, yet we stay behind. From now on we must continue living…

Poetry magazines (as Selma Kovich)