poetic explorations of a radical post-cataclysmic future
March 23, 2018 5:35 AM Subscribe
I just finished reading Alexis Pauline Gumbs' M Archive, "a series of poetic artifacts that speculatively documents the persistence of Black life following a worldwide cataclysm". I'm totally in love with it and would like to read more in this genre.
The only other book that immediately comes to mind that I think falls in this genre is Antoine Volodine's Minor Angels, a series of prose poems that explore "a postcataclysmic world in which the forces of capitalism have begun to reestablish themselves".
I'm looking for more books like this: prose poetry exploring feminist, anti-capitalist, anti-racist and/or anarchist visions of a future. The prose poetry aspect of this is important: as much as I love Ursula K. Le Guin, for instance, I'm looking for something different stylistically.
Thank you so much in advance for your help!
The only other book that immediately comes to mind that I think falls in this genre is Antoine Volodine's Minor Angels, a series of prose poems that explore "a postcataclysmic world in which the forces of capitalism have begun to reestablish themselves".
I'm looking for more books like this: prose poetry exploring feminist, anti-capitalist, anti-racist and/or anarchist visions of a future. The prose poetry aspect of this is important: as much as I love Ursula K. Le Guin, for instance, I'm looking for something different stylistically.
Thank you so much in advance for your help!
Best answer: My copy of M Archive is still on its way to me, so this may be beside the point, but if her earlier story "Evidence" isn't in there/you haven't already read it, hit me up and I'll send you a pdf. Full-Metal Indigiqueer is in the same box as the Gumbs, so I haven't read it yet either, but seems like it might be of interest.
Otherwise: Samuel Delaney dhalgren comes to mind; it's not an exact match, but is close. And I feel like I must have more answers than this, so I'll keep thinking.
posted by dizziest at 8:47 AM on March 25, 2018
Otherwise: Samuel Delaney dhalgren comes to mind; it's not an exact match, but is close. And I feel like I must have more answers than this, so I'll keep thinking.
posted by dizziest at 8:47 AM on March 25, 2018
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posted by dysh at 9:44 AM on March 24, 2018