{"product_id":"mercury-9781934200476","title":"Mercury","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposed in the direct, accessible, consciousness-piercing style, \u003cem\u003eMercury\u003c\/em\u003e comprises a group of long poems. These interlocking works speak to the substance and essence of what is said, transmitted, transacted, \"communicated\" between persons. Reines proposes that substance and essence are opposites, and explores this in contexts including commercial cinema and internet porn.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This astonishing young poet is surely \u003cstrong\u003edestined to be one of the crucial voices of her generation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"-Michael Silverblatt, Bookworm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I applaud Ariana's desire to be \u003cstrong\u003edisrespectful, lewd, broken, narcissistic-all the unforgivable female crimes \u003c\/strong\u003ewhich if instead were committed by humans would just be called 'hot.' She does it here and she does it WRONG, cheer, cheer.\"-Eileen Myles, Poetry Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour music makes me feel lonely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour music makes me feel lonely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMakes me feel lonely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicking a lemon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLate at night\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy heart tightens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI fear nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour music makes me feel lonely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI must be responsible for it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm alive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have this hair helmet on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm so alive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI say yes to the megaplex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou say it's awful isn't it awful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI say yeah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo what. Something sentimental\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI agree\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe're gonna go into the movie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe day is long enough\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe day is long enough\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe day is so long enough\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mercury is the smallest planet and the closest to the sun. Mercury, the chemical, is highly toxic, commonly known as Quicksilver, and is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. Mercury in its book form is filled with shimmering poetry that tastes like cotton candy mixed with cum and works as an antidote to the poison of withholding.\"-Liz Axelrod, Luna Luna\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3981529\"\u003eAriana Reines\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fence Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934200476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934200476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE024000\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE023020\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Love \u0026amp; Erotica\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of \u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 best living writers and \"a crucial voice of her generation\" by KCRW's Michael Silverblatt, Ariana Reines is an award-winning poet, Obie-winning playwright, performing artist, and translator. \u003c\/b\u003eHer books include \u003ci\u003eA Sand Book\u003c\/i\u003e (Tin House, 2019), winner of the 2020 Kingsley Tufts Prize \u0026amp; longlisted for the National Book Award. Other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Cow \u003c\/i\u003e(Alberta Prize, 2006), \u003ci\u003eCoeur De Lion\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eMercury\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), all from Fence Books, and T\u003ci\u003ehe Origin of the World\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) from Semiotext(e). Her Obie-winning play \u003ci\u003eTelephone \u003c\/i\u003e(2009) was commissioned by The Foundry Theatre and has been performed and published in Norwegian translation at the Mollebyen Literary Festival (2017) and at KW Berlin (2018) among others. Recent commissions include\u003ci\u003e Possession\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), a major sculpture \u0026amp; performance collaboration with Liz Magic Laser, at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, NY, and\u003ci\u003e Divine Justice\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), a 24-hour theatrical environment at Performance Space New York. Reines' performances \u0026amp; theatrical works include: \u003ci\u003eMortal Kombat \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), commissioned by Le Mouvement Biel\/Bienne \u0026amp; performed at The Whitney Museum, New York, NY, USA, and Gallery TPW, Toronto, CA, and\u003ci\u003e Lorna\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) at Martin E. Segal Theatre, New York, USA, both in collaboration with Jim Fletcher, \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of the World \u003c\/i\u003e(2013) at Modern Art, London UK, and many others. Art exhibitions include \u003ci\u003ePubic Space\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), a collaboration with Oscar Tuazon at Modern Art in London, UK, Exhaust (2016) at Contemporary Art Tasmania, AU, and\u003ci\u003e Jane Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) at Western Front, Vancouver, Canada. Reines is the translator of Baudelaire's \u003ci\u003eMy Heart Laid Bare \u003c\/i\u003e(Mal-O-Mar, 2009); Jean-Luc Hennig's\u003ci\u003e The Little Black Book of Grisélidis Réal: Days and Nights of an Anarchist Whore \u003c\/i\u003e(Semiotext(e) 2009); and Tiqqun's P\u003ci\u003ereliminary Materials Toward a Theory of the Young Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (Semiotext(e) 2012). Her poetry, essays, and interviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArt in America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBomb\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarpers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. She has composed texts for and interviewed many artists, including Nicole Eisenman, Niki de Saint Phalle, K8 Hardy, Seth Price, Oscar Tuazon, Justine Kurland, Liz Larner, Anna Sew Hoy, Carol Rama, Mondongo, Izhar Patkin, Sanya Kantarovsky, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fence Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455721681133,"sku":"9781934200476","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_c8920762-e4e5-4deb-8fb4-93a9d2d06f7e.jpg?v=1753534043","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/mercury-9781934200476","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}