Checking in

by Adeena Karasick

Checking In comprises a long poem and a series of other post-conceptual pieces - concrete poems, homolinguistic translations, Yiddish aphorisms - that offer exuberant commentary on the timelessness of digital information and our ravenous appetite for data and connection. The title poem, composed as a series of faux social-media updates, is a parodic investigation of contemporary literary and pop culture. As a euphoric parade of "alternative facts"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1772012009
• ISBN13: 9781772012002
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Talonbooks
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.7"