I Open Fire

David Pol presents an ontology of war in the form of the lyric poem. "Do you hear what I'm shooting at you?" In I Open Fire, all relation is warfare. Minefields compromise movement. Intention aims. Touch burns. Sex explodes bodies. Time ticks in bomb countdowns. Sound is sirens. Pleni...

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Main Author: Pol, David (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Brooklyn, NY punctum books 2014
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