Dr Zeeman's Catastrophe Machine
Dr Zeeman's Catastrophe Machine
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Dr Zeeman's Catastrophe Machine by Martin Figura
Poetry collection and stage show. Covering the latter half of the 20th Century - the 'post war, mod or rocker generation' of which Figura (an occasional mod) is part, it blurs the edges of personal and collective memory to explore family, relationships and belonging against a social, historical and political backdrop. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
A poetry collection with accompanying stage show funded by Arts Council EnglandCovering the latter half of the 20th Century - the 'post war, mod or rocker generation' of which Figura (an occasional mod) is part, it blurs the edges of personal and collective memory to explore family, relationships and belonging against a social, historical and political backdrop. Amongst the poems is a set of 'machine poems': Washing Machine, The Difference Machine, Knitting Machine, Life Support Machine… which act as metaphors for human behavior; rich in social and historical context. Zeeman was active in encouraging the application of Mathematics to behavioural science. His catastrophe machine was a physical manifestation of Catastrophe Theory, which Konrad Lorenz drew on and extended to apply to human behaviour. -- Publisher: Cinnamon Press
Martin Figura collection and show, Whistle, was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award and won the 2013 Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Show. He won the Poetry Society's 2010 Hamish Canham Prize. His most recent publications are Shed (Gatehouse Press) and Dr Zeeman's Catastrophe Machine (Cinnamon Press), both published in 2016. The spoken word show, Dr Zeeman's Catastrophe Machine, showcased in 2016, begins touring in 2017. He was recently runner-up in the 2017 RSPB/Rialto Poetry Competition. He lives in Norwich with Helen Ivory and sciatica, where he runs the literature event, Café Writers.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781910836187 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910836184 |
| Title | Dr Zeeman's Catastrophe Machine |
| Author | Martin Figura |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cinnamon Press |
| Year published | 2016-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 78 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |