Infodemic
Published on 26. July 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
70 pages
978-1-62557-077-2 (ISBN)
Description
Beginning with the memory of a thwarted kidnapping attempt and ending with musings on life after death, Carol Guess engages philosophical questions about spirituality, ethics, and politics. Infodemic focuses on contemporary queer life during the Covid-19 pandemic and the aftermath of Trump's presidency. Set in Seattle, this solo collection blurs genre boundaries, incorporating prose narratives with lineated poems, capturing the humor and interconnectedness of the author's chosen family.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Watertown
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62557-077-2 (9781625570772)
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Carol Guess is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, including Sleep Tight Satellite and Doll Studies: Forensics. A frequent collaborator, she writes across genres and illuminates historically marginalized material. In 2014 she was awarded the Philolexian Award for Distinguished Literary Achievement by Columbia University. She is Professor of English at Western Washington University, where she teaches Queer Literature and Creative Writing.