ISBN-13: 9780956546715 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 216 str.
Where can the poem go in the age of the supercomputer? What do Wordsworth, Byron and British rapper Roots Manuva have in common? Would Emily Dickinson have preferred Facebook or Twitter? Does the future look - Oulipian? Is slam poetry any good, and what is "post-avant" anyway? These are just some of the questions posed in Stress Fractures, a new and wide-ranging collection of essays on the future of poetry.
Where can the poem go in the age of the supercomputer?What do Wordsworth, Byron and British rapper Roots Manuva have in common? Would Emily Dickinson have preferred Facebook or Twitter? Does the future look... Oulipian? Is slam poetry any good, and what is "post-avant" anyway?These are just some of the questions posed in Stress Fractures, a new and wide-ranging collection of essays on the future of poetry. ContentsIntroduction Tom ChiversThe Architecture of Fictional Rooms Luke KennardPost-Avant: A Meta-Narrative Adam FieledEmily Dickinson, Vampipire Slayer Sophie MayerHejiniaians Faustienne Beings-with Emily CritchleyThese Terabytes I Have Tried to Shore Agaiainst Our Ruins Theodoros ChiotisEvery Rendition on a Broken Machine Ross SutherlandHidden Form: The Prose Poem in English Poetry David CaddyArranging Excursions to Disparate Worlds Simon TurnerSlam: A Poetic Dialogue Tim ClareRoots Manuvas Romantic Soul David BarnesComposing Speech Hannah SilvaRadio And... James WilkesEnjoying and Examining Poetry Alex RunchmanThe Line Katy Evans-Bush