Polysituatedness: A Poetics of Displacement

by John Kinsella

This book is concerned with the complexities of defining 'place', of observing and 'seeing' place, and how we might write a poetics of place. From Kathy Acker to indigenous Australian poet Jack Davis, the book touches on other writers and theorists, but in essence is a hands-on 'praxis' book of poetic practice. The work extends John Kinsella's theory of 'international regionalism' and posits new ways of reading the relationship between place and individual,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526113341
• ISBN13: 9781526113344
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"