Copy

Copy is a prose poem sequence that explores the experience of violent removal, asserting the right to refuge and paying homage to the human capacity for creation and metamorphosis.

Format: Hardback
Length: 88 pages
Publication date: 29 July 2022
Publisher: Wave Books

Dolores Dorantes, a renowned poet, has emphasized the crucial role of copying in the existence of life and reality. Her prose poem sequence, Copy, delves into the profound experience of violent removal, encompassing the disappearance of a person from their country, their everyday existence, and their forced reintegration into a new social and existential context. Through deconstructed dictionary entries and powerfully syncopated, recursive texts, Copy insinuates an unsettling encounter with the loss of self. This displaced and dispossessed voice navigates the complexities of being extracted, subtracted, and abstracted from existence, ultimately finding a way to be reintegrated into it.

Copy manifests as a meditative, urgent, and vibrant invocation of the right to refuge. It serves as a powerful tribute to the human capacity for creation and metamorphosis, asserting the enduring power of the human spirit. This book serves as a poignant reminder of the wound of being extricated, acting as both a suture to heal the wound and a salve to soothe the pain. Through its exploration of the complexities of displacement and reintegration, Copy offers a profound reflection on the human condition and the resilience of the human soul.

Dimension: 177 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781950268573