This is an edited excerpt from Mirtha Dermisache: To Be Read, a publication accompanying a new exhibit in Berlin, conceived by the Freie Universität Berlin's Cluster of Excellence "Temporal Communities: Doing Literature in a Global Perspective" in collaboration with A—Z Space for Experimental Graphic Design, oxfordberlin and the Legado Mirtha Dermisache, running from June 7 to August 11, 2024.