Readers expecting conventional lyric poetry may initially find these poems disorienting. They often leap abruptly between images, collide the comic with the tragic, and juxtapose politics with surreal fantasy. That is intentional. Rather than following a straight narrative, they imitate the fragmented rhythm of contemporary consciousness, where news headlines, advertising, memory, dreams, and everyday conversations continually interrupt one another. There are four sections to this book representing the best 20 poems from for volumes from “Junkyard Poetry Volumes 1-4.” Volume one “Our Current Distractions” (in this book, Scrapheap 1- Poems from the Landfill of News Events) responds to the news cycle of 2021—from war and environmental destruction to technology, politics, and cultural upheaval. Volume two “Moral Residue” (Scrapheap 2 - Poems on Rusty Social Themes) examines the ethical debris left behind by modern society, exploring subjects ranging from cryptocurrency and celebrity culture to policing, religion, extremism, and everyday life. Volume three “Tin-Plated Poetic Prophecies” (Scrapheap 3 - Tin-Plated Prophecies Under Demolition) imagines possible futures shaped by artificial intelligence, loneliness, economic instability, environmental decline, and technological dependence. Volume 4 “Always Side Eyes with You” (Scrapheap 4 - Poems from the Wrecking Yard of Comedy) turns toward comedy, using surreal humour to explore marriage, politics, social awkwardness, work, and the countless absurdities of ordinary life. Together these four sections create a poetic landscape where surrealism, satire, social criticism, and absurdist comedy collide.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Readers expecting conventional lyric poetry may initially find these poems disorienting. They often leap abruptly between images, collide the comic with the tragic, and juxtapose politics with surreal fantasy. That is intentional. Rather than following a straight narrative, they imitate the fragmented rhythm of contemporary consciousness, where news headlines, advertising, memory, dreams, and everyday conversations continually interrupt one another. There are four sections to this book representing the best 20 poems from for volumes from "Junkyard Poetry Volumes 1-4." Volume one "Our Current Distractions" (in this book, Scrapheap 1- Poems from the Landfill of News Events) responds to the news cycle of 2021-from war and environmental destruction to technology, politics, and cultural upheaval. Volume two "Moral Residue" (Scrapheap 2 - Poems on Rusty Social Themes) examines the ethical debris left behind by modern society, exploring subjects ranging from cryptocurrency and celebrity culture to policing, religion, extremism, and everyday life. Volume three "Tin-Plated Poetic Prophecies" (Scrapheap 3 - Tin-Plated Prophecies Under Demolition) imagines possible futures shaped by artificial intelligence, loneliness, economic instability, environmental decline, and technological dependence. Volume 4 "Always Side Eyes with You" (Scrapheap 4 - Poems from the Wrecking Yard of Comedy) turns toward comedy, using surreal humour to explore marriage, politics, social awkwardness, work, and the countless absurdities of ordinary life. Together these four sections create a poetic landscape where surrealism, satire, social criticism, and absurdist comedy collide. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798185088210
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Readers expecting conventional lyric poetry may initially find these poems disorienting. They often leap abruptly between images, collide the comic with the tragic, and juxtapose politics with surreal fantasy. That is intentional. Rather than following a straight narrative, they imitate the fragmented rhythm of contemporary consciousness, where news headlines, advertising, memory, dreams, and everyday conversations continually interrupt one another. There are four sections to this book representing the best 20 poems from for volumes from 'Junkyard Poetry Volumes 1-4.' Volume one 'Our Current Distractions' (in this book, Scrapheap 1- Poems from the Landfill of News Events) responds to the news cycle of 2021-from war and environmental destruction to technology, politics, and cultural upheaval. Volume two 'Moral Residue' (Scrapheap 2 - Poems on Rusty Social Themes) examines the ethical debris left behind by modern society, exploring subjects ranging from cryptocurrency and celebrity culture to policing, religion, extremism, and everyday life. Volume three 'Tin-Plated Poetic Prophecies' (Scrapheap 3 - Tin-Plated Prophecies Under Demolition) imagines possible futures shaped by artificial intelligence, loneliness, economic instability, environmental decline, and technological dependence. Volume 4 'Always Side Eyes with You' (Scrapheap 4 - Poems from the Wrecking Yard of Comedy) turns toward comedy, using surreal humour to explore marriage, politics, social awkwardness, work, and the countless absurdities of ordinary life. Together these four sections create a poetic landscape where surrealism, satire, social criticism, and absurdist comedy collide. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798185088210
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Readers expecting conventional lyric poetry may initially find these poems disorienting. They often leap abruptly between images, collide the comic with the tragic, and juxtapose politics with surreal fantasy. That is intentional. Rather than following a straight narrative, they imitate the fragmented rhythm of contemporary consciousness, where news headlines, advertising, memory, dreams, and everyday conversations continually interrupt one another. There are four sections to this book representing the best 20 poems from for volumes from "Junkyard Poetry Volumes 1-4." Volume one "Our Current Distractions" (in this book, Scrapheap 1- Poems from the Landfill of News Events) responds to the news cycle of 2021-from war and environmental destruction to technology, politics, and cultural upheaval. Volume two "Moral Residue" (Scrapheap 2 - Poems on Rusty Social Themes) examines the ethical debris left behind by modern society, exploring subjects ranging from cryptocurrency and celebrity culture to policing, religion, extremism, and everyday life. Volume three "Tin-Plated Poetic Prophecies" (Scrapheap 3 - Tin-Plated Prophecies Under Demolition) imagines possible futures shaped by artificial intelligence, loneliness, economic instability, environmental decline, and technological dependence. Volume 4 "Always Side Eyes with You" (Scrapheap 4 - Poems from the Wrecking Yard of Comedy) turns toward comedy, using surreal humour to explore marriage, politics, social awkwardness, work, and the countless absurdities of ordinary life. Together these four sections create a poetic landscape where surrealism, satire, social criticism, and absurdist comedy collide. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798185088210
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