Mechanophilia by Sarah Burgoyne
Using the numerical structure of pi (3.1415), Mechanophilia is a collaborative epic poem by the American poet Vi Khi Nao and Canadian poet Sarah Burgoyne that follows the omniscient voluble conversations and complaints of ad hoc biblical characters as they attempt to make sense of themselves on an ordered, disordered planet. Nao and Burgoyne, who have never met, began this project after discovering a mutual love of math and unending collaborations. This book, the first of four volumes presently completed, represents the first 1,000 digits of pi. Anachronistic in proportion, this work attempts to queer and rewrite myths in precise, restrictive numerical pi chronology, yet its verses remain free and ludic, time-travelling at will and often looping in present-day figures (Elon Musk, Lady Gaga, Cai Guo-Qiang, Phoebe Philo, Virgil Abloh, Donald Trump) and concerns. Feministic, irreverent, and supremely loquacious, Mechanophilia presents infinity as something reachable yet unrelated to linear time.Vi Khi Nao was born in the Vietnamese city of Long Khanh. Poetry, fiction, film, and cross-genre cooperation are all part of Vi's work. The Old Philosopher, her poetry collection, won the 2014 Nightboat Poetry Award. Fish In Exile, her debut novel, will be published by Coffee House Press in the fall of 2016. Brown University awarded her an MFA in fiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781772142198 |
| Title | Mechanophilia |
| Author | Sarah Burgoyne |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Anvil Press Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2023-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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