Description
Like a farmer rotating his crops, Peter Wortsman periodically ploughs words back into the mulch of meaning. Romanian émigré DADA poet Tristran Tzara (aka Samuel Rosenstock, 1896-1963) gave it a name: cut-up (or "découpé" in French). Wortsman reverts to cutups when he's too distracted, depressed, dumbfounded or deranged to write in the regular manner. As the isolation of virtual lockdown during the seemingly interminable Covid-19 pandemic stretches into its third year, Wortsman, a modern-day monk, languishes in the solitude of his cell, longing for meaningful communion. Absent belief in a transcendent being, cutups take the place of prayer.
Author: Peter Wortsman
Publisher: Bamboo Dart Press
Published: 10/05/2022
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.17lbs
Size: 6.50h x 6.50w x 0.13d
ISBN13: 9781947240575
ISBN10: 1947240579
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | General