Luoyang Chen (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Is poetry writing labour? Perhaps I am so damaged that I dont consider writing poetry labour. Every weekend I replenish myself by collapsing and every week I work within a system that is hideous and greasy, that remains ineffective in dealing with whatever it claims to tackle. I am essentially the system: ineffective, hideous, greasyconfused. I profit from the work I do, from the system that I am. Then I confront myself. Then I turn to poetry. And if I am successful, I want my poetry to resemble the way my body labours, like the waves, coming and keep coming. There seems no beginning nor end in labour. Across borders of gender, language, immigration, language, experience, and the lyric 'I', I position myself as a non-Subject that confronts Capitalism in my own turn/term. Divided into five sections, And the Waves investigates the ethics of producing/'labouring' poetry. I (and 'I') am essentially not Australian (whatever that means), you see. Is poetry writing labour? Perhaps I am so damaged that I dont consider writing poetry labour. Every weekend I replenish myself by collapsing and every week I work within a system that is hideous and greasy, that remains ineffective in dealing with whatever it claims to tackle. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. pp. 76.

Condition: New. pp. 76.

Condition: New. pp. 76.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Is poetry writing labour? Perhaps I am so damaged that I dont consider writing poetry labour. Every weekend I replenish myself by collapsing and every week I work within a system that is hideous and greasy, that remains ineffective in dealing with whatever it claims to tackle. I am essentially the system: ineffective, hideous, greasyconfused. I profit from the work I do, from the system that I am. Then I confront myself. Then I turn to poetry. And if I am successful, I want my poetry to resemble the way my body labours, like the waves, coming and keep coming. There seems no beginning nor end in labour. Across borders of gender, language, immigration, language, experience, and the lyric 'I', I position myself as a non-Subject that confronts Capitalism in my own turn/term. Divided into five sections, And the Waves investigates the ethics of producing/'labouring' poetry. I (and 'I') am essentially not Australian (whatever that means), you see. Is poetry writing labour? Perhaps I am so damaged that I dont consider writing poetry labour. Every weekend I replenish myself by collapsing and every week I work within a system that is hideous and greasy, that remains ineffective in dealing with whatever it claims to tackle. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…