Synopses & Reviews
A long poem that blends and bends the lyric, procedural poetry, the travelogue and extended forms, Dwell lives in, or dwells on, the interaction of a restless subjectivity with the seemingly transparent, yet identifiable, social codes that encase us.
Review
"[A] canny text, astute and sharp. This a brilliant mind at work, dwelling in, dwelling on."
Books in Canada
"Language thats resolute in its probe for meaningful co-ordinates."
Fred Wah
Synopsis
A long poem that blends and bends the lyric, procedural poetry, the travelogue and extended forms.
About the Author
Jeff DerksenJeff Derksens poetry and critical writing on art, urbanism and text have been published in Europe and North America. He collaborates on visual art and research projects (focusing on urban issues) with the research collective Urban Subjects. Derksens Down Time won the 1991 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Award at the BC Book Prizes.