She is also known as the writer of the libretto of Philip Glass's opera Satyagraha, as well as her numerous collaborations with Tony Oursler on projects such as Fantastic Prayers.
Her first book, Modern Love, was published in 1977 by Standard Editions, a short-lived imprint co-founded by DeJong and Dorothea Tanning.
In 1978, this text was adapted into a 60-minute radio program accompanied by Modern Love Waltz, a piano composition by Philip Glass.
[2] A subsequent work published in 1978, The Lucy Amarillo Stories, is a collection of poetry also read aloud by the artist in a 1977 performance at The Kitchen.
[3] In 2006 she wrote the text for SuperVision, a collaboration with The Builder's Association which premiered at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York City.