
Self-Portraits Ex Machina
Devi S. Laskar(Author)
Finishing Line Press
Published on 12. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
58 pages
979-8-89990-280-2 (ISBN)
Description
Self-Portraits Ex Machina is a poetry collection by Devi S. Laskar that employs various poetry forms to cast light on inequities, racism, othering and misogyny in contemporary American culture. The title is a play on the phrase, Deus Ex Machina (God in the machine), which is often used to explain the inexplicable.
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Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
100 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-89990-280-2 (9798899902802)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Devi S. Laskar is a poet, novelist, artist, photographer, former newspaper reporter and lifelong Tar Heel. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks. Self-Portraits Ex Machina is her debut poetry collection. Laskar is the author of the award-winning novel,The Atlas of Reds and Blues, and recently, Circa. Her third novel, Midnight, At The War is forthcoming from Mariner Books (2026). Her debut spoken-word album is forthcoming from Someplace Called Brooklyn record label later this year. She holds degrees from Columbia University, University of Illinois and UNC-Chapel Hill. She now lives in California.