Thing and Unthing |
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| Author:
| Gardner, Angela |
| Editor:
| Brown, Pam |
| Designed by:
| Edwards, Chris |
| ISBN: | 978-1-922181-26-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Vagabond Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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In a world constructed from both physical and mental objects, poetry is a perfect vehicle to explore our experience. The existence of things posits tantalising ideas of the existence of unthings, the seemingly impossible. Negative mathematical objects such as un-tigers, built on Charles Dodson¿s alter-ego Lewis Carroll work, or surreal objects such as Meret Oppenheim¿s Un Objet encourage us to be both serious and playful in our puzzles over existence. Thing&Unthing records part of the...
More DescriptionIn a world constructed from both physical and mental objects, poetry is a perfect vehicle to explore our experience. The existence of things posits tantalising ideas of the existence of unthings, the seemingly impossible. Negative mathematical objects such as un-tigers, built on Charles Dodson¿s alter-ego Lewis Carroll work, or surreal objects such as Meret Oppenheim¿s Un Objet encourage us to be both serious and playful in our puzzles over existence. Thing&Unthing records part of the thinking about, and playfulness possible in a complicated world.