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Voyager

November 6, 2012 by Erica Mena

I just finished reading Srikanth Reddy’s astonishing erasure Voyager. I’d love to teach this book, and possibly I will this summer in a course on artistic appropriation. Because I think this is the best example of an erasure-text I’ve seen. It’s so wholly controlled, there’s no question that the work of the poem is inseparable from the poetic intent of the erasure work. Still, it’s clearly engaged with its source text, constrained without being limited. A commentary not just on its source text, but […]

Categories: Poetry, Reading Journal • Tags: erasure, experimental, poetry, political, srikanth reddy, voyager

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Working on providing more content to my Patreon patrons. Trying for two posts a week, with some insight into my days, processes, a question at the end, and a song. $1 / month gets access to these, and helps immensely, especially as I'm about to lose my regular income and am still getting my studio set up here. Link in bio. #patreon #patreonartist #tarot #boricua #bookartist
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