# Bad Saturn Media
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Bad Saturn is an independent publishing house creating artist books, editions, printed matter, and sound works.
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## Grief Is an Origami Swan
ARTIST BOOK / POETRY
GRIEF IS AN ORIGAMI SWAN
Michèle Saint-Michel
PUBLISHED 2020
Grief is an Origami Swan has quietly passed from hand to hand for the last six years—shared among those who’ve known deep grief and unspeakable loss. This book has been a quiet witness to bedside vigils, long walks, whispered prayers, and folded time. It does not promise closure. Instead, it offers companionship.
Through text and stunning visuals, the work considers mourning as a process of reconstruction: the delicate act of folding fragments of experience into new forms. Like an origami swan created from a single sheet of paper, the book explores how loss reshapes what we carry while preserving the traces of what came before.
PAPERBACK EDITION
Using black-and-white nature illustrations paired with pressed flowers and grasses, artist Michèle Saint-Michel takes you by the hand and leads you down the grief path.
Saint-Michel builds a robust world where escape is possible: a world of magical, flightless birds, where grief and loss can be embodied and explored.
FIFTH-ANNIVERSARY HARDBACK EDITION (2025)
Learn that grief has no timeline and carries no expiration. Feelings, as confusing as they may be, are a valid and necessary part of the grief journey. Begin that journey today with this beautifully illustrated book.
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| Title | Subtitle / Descriptor | Author / Artist | Price | Category | Year | Short Description | ISBN / Bibliographic ID | Section Anchor | Cover Image | Hover Detail Image | Amazon URL | Bookshop.org URL | Direct Sales URL |
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| LINER NOTES FOR GETTING OUT WITHOUT CATCHING FIRE — DELUXE EDITION | Experimental Poetry, Free Verse, Ekphrasis & Photocopied Lead-Sheet Aesthetics | Michèle Saint-Michel | $9.99 | Experimental Poetry | 2023 | Experimental poetry collection combining free verse, ekphrasis, fragmentation, visual experimentation, music, and photocopied lead-sheet aesthetics across three editions. | ISBN 979-8-9866429-0-1 / 978-0-9999020-3-5 | liner-notes |  |  | https://amzn.to/3qfNaUm | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9798986642901 | https://amzn.to/3qfNaUm |
| LINER NOTES FOR GETTING OUT WITHOUT CATCHING FIRE — HIGH-LEGIBILITY | Experimental Poetry, Free Verse, Ekphrasis | Michèle Saint-Michel | $8.99 | Poetry | 2023 | Poetry collection combining free verse, ekphrasis, fragmentation, visual experimentation, and music. | 979-8-9866429-7-0 | liner-notes |  |  | https://amzn.to/3r85382 | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9798986642970 | |
| GRIEF IS AN ORIGAMI SWAN | Illustrated Artist Book with Pressed Flowers, Botanical Art & Origami Swans (Soft cover edition) | Michèle Saint-Michel | $19.99 | Artist Book / Poetry | 2021 | Illustrated artist book combining poetry, botanical imagery, pressed flowers, and step-by-step origami in an exploration of grief, memory, and loss. | ISBN 979-8-9866429-5-6 | grief-is-an-origami-swan |  |  | https://amzn.to/3pRscHj | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9780999902011 | https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/KN7D9LCEM3X6Q |
| SAINT AGATHA MOTHER REDEEMER | Erasure Poetry, Concrete Verse, Borrowed Literary Fragments & Visual Collage | Michèle Saint-Michel | $19.99 | Experimental Poetry | 2021 | Experimental poetry and artist book using erasure poetry, concrete poetry, borrowed literary language, text messages, questionnaires, and layered illustration. | ISBN 978-0-9999020-7-3 | saint-agatha-mother-redeemer |  |  | https://amzn.to/3bOLEhp | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9780999902073 | https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999902073 |
| SAINT AGATHA MOTHER REDEEMER COLORING BOOK | Interactive Companion Artist Edition for Drawing, Line Engagement & Color | Michèle Saint-Michel | $12.95 | Companion Edition | 2021 | Companion artist edition featuring outlined illustrations adapted from the original work for creative engagement through color and drawing. | ISBN 978-0-9999020-2-8 | saint-agatha-mother-redeemer |  |  | https://amzn.to/3nfenBF | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9780999902028 | https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999902022 |
| EXPERIMENTS IN DREAMING | Compact 5x8 Inch Lined Journal for Nighttime Thoughts, Poetry & Ideas | Michèle Saint-Michel | $9.95 | Journal / Edition | 2021 | 5x8 inch 121-page lined notebook for nighttime writing, notes, poetry, and imaginative thought. | ISBN 978-0-9999020-4-2 | journals |  |  | https://amzn.to/3Akyd5P | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9780999902042 | https://www.amazon.com/dp/099990204X |
| JOURNEYWORK OF THE STARS | Dotted Grid Journal for Mapping Ideas, Diagrams, Notes & Nonlinear Writing | Michèle Saint-Michel | $9.95 | Journal / Edition | 2021 | Dotted journal designed for notes, diagrams, thought bubbles, mapping ideas, and nonlinear writing. | ISBN 978-0-9999020-6-6 | journals |  |  | https://amzn.to/3AmuYLm | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9780999902066 | https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999902066 |
| A JOURNAL OF GIGANTIC BEAUTY | 121-Page Lined Notebook Drawing on Walt Whitman, Daydreaming & Observations | Michèle Saint-Michel | $9.95 | Journal / Edition | 2021 | 121-page lined journal drawing on Walt Whitman, summer color, daydreaming, observations, notes, and poetry. | ISBN 978-0-9999020-5-9 | journals |  |  | https://amzn.to/4694DQI | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9780999902028 | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9780999902059 |
## Liner Notes
Major Publication
LINER NOTES FOR GETTING OUT WITHOUT CATCHING FIRE
Michèle Saint-Michel
Liner Notes for Getting Out Without Catching Fire is an experimental poetry collection and artist publication by Michèle Saint-Michel combining free verse, ekphrasis, fragmentation, visual experimentation, and an accompanying sound work. The collection explores memory, survival, and transformation through poems that piece together fractured experiences into a larger mosaic of voices, images, and emotions.
The Real Book & Photocopy Aesthetics
The visual treatment of the illustrated edition references early photocopied editions of The Real Book, the influential collection of jazz lead sheets circulated among musicians. DIY reproduction, informal circulation, underground publishing, and music function as structural frameworks for the work.
Moving between poetry, image, and sound, Liner Notes for Getting Out Without Catching Fire approaches memory as something constantly shifting: a field of fragments, repetitions, and alternate possibilities. Through ekphrasis and experimental language, the collection explores the quantum nature of experience, where past and present, loss and transformation, exist simultaneously. The accompanying album extends this investigation beyond the page, creating a parallel sonic landscape where voice, rhythm, and atmosphere become another form of memory.
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| Edition Name | ISBN | Pages / Trim | Details | Edition Thumbnail | Amazon URL | Bookshop URL | UK URL |
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| Deluxe / Illustrated Edition | ISBN 979-8-9866429-0-1 | Illustrated Art Edition | Illustrated edition with grainy photocopied lead-sheet visual language, typography, and visual experimentation. |  | https://amzn.to/3qfNaUm | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9798986642901 | https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CCCVQH4T |
| Standard / High-Legibility Edition | ISBN 979-8-9866429-7-0 | For Reading Ease | High-legibility trade paperback on cream paper edition optimized for reading free verse and experimental poetry. |  | https://amzn.to/3r85382 | https://bookshop.org | https://amzn.to/3r85382 |
| eBook Edition | ISBN 978-0-9999020-3-5 | Digital | Kindle edition with full formatting and reflowable text. Free download for all Kindle Unlimited members. |  | https://amzn.to/44ZZc3s | https://bookshop.org | https://amzn.to/44ZZc3s |
## Saint Agatha Mother Redeemer
EXPERIMENTAL POETRY
SAINT AGATHA MOTHER REDEEMER
Michèle Saint-Michel
PUBLISHED 2021
Saint Agatha Mother Redeemer is an experimental poetry collection and artist book exploring survival, trauma, healing, and institutional systems.
FULL COLOR, FULLY ILLUSTRATED POETRY BOOK (250 Pages)
Original edition featuring erasure poetry, concrete poetry, borrowed literary language, questionnaires, and vibrant full-color visual collage.
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COMPANION COLORING EDITION
An interactive companion artist edition featuring line illustrations adapted from the original work for creative engagement through drawing and color.
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https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9780999902028
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## Journals
NOTEBOOKS & EDITIONS
Journals for Writers, Poets, and Nature Lovers
A collection of 121-page lined and dotted journals designed for creative writing, poetry, journaling, note-taking, and reflection.
"I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars,
And the pismire is equally perfect, and a grain of sand, and the egg of the wren"
These lines from Section 31 of Song of Myself remind us that everything in nature, from a tiny pismire (an old word for ant) to the stars above, holds equal wonder. Whitman’s vision of interconnectedness inspires these journals, creating space for poems, dreams, sketches, ideas, lists, and everyday observations.
A thoughtful gift for writers, poets, artists, journalers, and nature lovers who find beauty in the everyday.
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| Title | Specs | Description | Cover Image | Amazon URL | Bookshop.org URL |
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| Experiments in Dreaming | Lined Journal · Soft Touch Cover | A lined journal with room for dreams.
Based on the work of intermedia artist and poet Michèle Saint-Michel, this lined journal creates space for jotting down thoughtful notes, day dreams, and poetry. A gift for yourself or anyone who dreams of pulling a better world into existence. |  | https://amzn.to/3Akyd5P | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9780999902042 |
| Journeywork of the Stars | Dotted Journal · Soft Touch Cover | A dotted journal with freedom to dream.
Dotted paper gives you the freedom to get your thoughts down in whatever way makes sense. Use the dots to create flow-charts to help you map out business plans or projects. Write sideways and upside down, or use thought bubbles and boxes to separate themes and ideas from each other. |  | https://amzn.to/3AmuYLm | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9780999902066 |
| A Journal of Gigantic Beauty | Lined Journal · Soft Touch Cover | For your daytime thoughts, day dreams, and to-do lists: A Journal of Gigantic Beauty.
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” and the colors of a single summer rose and sky, this lined journal (121 pages) with original artwork by artist Michèle Saint-Michel is the perfect gift.
|  | https://amzn.to/4694DQI | https://bookshop.org/a/16253/9780999902059 |
## Bad Saturn Sound
AUDIO & SCORES
BAD SATURN SOUND
Bad Saturn Sound extends the press into audio recordings, field recordings, spoken scores, and collaborative sound pieces.
| Button Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| BANDCAMP | https://badsaturn.bandcamp.com/album/getting-out-without-catching-fire |
| SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/album/6dWtByMcgHD5mdQdmpYyJL?si=6FV3ogikQ7qU0QjTq9UxIg |
| APPLE MUSIC | https://music.apple.com/us/album/getting-out-without-catching-fire/1699022282 |
| AUDIO SCORES & ARCHIVE | https://michelesaintmichel.com/music |
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## About Bad Saturn
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ABOUT BAD SATURN
Bad Saturn is an independent art publisher and label creating books, sound works, artist editions, printed matter, and performance-based publications.
Founded by artist filmmaker, poet, and author Michèle Saint-Michel, Bad Saturn approaches publishing as an artistic practice rather than a single format. Working across text, image, object, print, sound, and performance, Bad Saturn explores how artistic forms shape memory, perception, and human experience.
Its publications examine the relationship between language and transformation, creating spaces where poetry, visual art, experimental forms, and lived experience intersect.
From artist books and poetry collections to sound companions and live publication performances, Bad Saturn explores what a publication can become when it moves beyond the page. A book may be read, held, listened to, encountered, dispersed, or reassembled. Each work invites a different relationship between artist, object, and audience.
PUBLISHING AS ARTISTIC MEDIUM
Bad Saturn supports artists and writers whose practices resist easy categorization, creating works that move between literature, visual art, sound, and object. We believe publishing is not only a way to distribute creative work, but a form of creation itself: a medium through which ideas, memories, and perceptions can be transformed.
Bad Saturn creates publications that are not simply objects to consume, but encounters to enter.
Text · Image · Object · Print · Sound · Performance · Experience
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