scars on th seehors

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title scars on th seehors
Authors and Contributors      By (author) bill bissett
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
Family and relationships
ISBN/Barcode 9780889223875
ClassificationsDewey:811.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Talon Books,Canada
Imprint Talon Books,Canada
Publication Date 1 January 1999
Publication Country Canada

Description

scars on th seehors is bill bissett's latest report from and to the image nation, in which his metric performs a kind of absence of narrative intent that lets everyone and everything speak for itself: eye dont have 2 invent th world ium / alredee in it There is much evidence of wounding here, of things gone completely raging: whats th mattr / why yuv hardlee touched yr dinnr / at all / n its yr favorit saus / is it th tektonic plates but also a hope of healing, of patching up, of scarring: i see th salmon talks will / resume on monday / well thank god at leest th / salmon ar talking along with, of course, the usual ""difficult choices"": it usd 2 be / (4 konrad white n ken / thomsod) / yu cud get sum toilet papr / nd a newspapr both 4 / a dollr fiftee / now yu cant yu gotta / make a chois Definitely not Conrad Black's National Post. Ain't it great?

Author Biography

bill bissett bill bissett's charged readings, which never fail to amaze his audiences, incorporate sound poetry, chanting and singing, the verve of which is only matched by his prolific writing career--more than 70 books of bissett's poetry have been published. whether paying tribute to his hometown lunaria or exercising his native tongue dissent, bissett continues to dance upon the cutting edge of poetics and performance works.