Like a farmer rotating his crops, Peter Wortsman periodically ploughs words back into the mulch of meaning. Romanian émigré DADA poet Tristran Tzara (aka Samuel Rosenstock, 1896-1963) gave it a name: cut-up (or "découpé" in French). Wortsman reverts to cutups when he's too distracted, depressed, dumbfounded or deranged to write in the regular manner. As the isolation of virtual lockdown during the seemingly interminable Covid-19 pandemic stretches into its third year, Wortsman, a modern-day monk, languishes in the solitude of his cell, longing for meaningful communion. Absent belief in a transcendent being, cutups take the place of prayer.
- | Author: Peter Wortsman
- | Publisher: Bamboo Dart Press
- | Publication Date: Oct 05, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 64 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1947240579
- | ISBN-13: 9781947240575
- Author:
- Peter Wortsman
- Publisher:
- Bamboo Dart Press
- Publication Date:
- Oct 05, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 64 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1947240579
- ISBN-13:
- 9781947240575