Poems and essays dealing variously with the merging and commingling of smartphones and human bodies, the role of elegy in the mid-2000s, the social basis of fascism in the 2010s, social class, and the symbolic dysmorphia of the British high street.
"Wound Building is a volume of essays, with digressions, on one group of contemporary poets active in a self-organizing political poetry scene in the UK, most of whom have little to no audience outside of the little magazines that they publish and the reading series they put on. The book is a front-line report on the rapid development of this poetry in the period between 2015 and 2020, with a particular focus on the relationship of poetry to violence and its representation ... Ultimately, Hayward argues that the lessons this poetry teaches is never to write a "worthy" narrative when a fucked up collage will do. Rather than a cohesive "account" of a "school" of poets, or a "contribution" to the boring tittle-tattle of aesthetic debates over British poetry as an institution, Wound Building is a front-line report on the local disasters of a contemporary UK poetry caught in the grip of the historical cataclysm of capitalist culture. Wound Building is further concerned with aesthetic problems related to Marxism, anarchism, contemporary trans politics, and class, though its "theoretical" preoccupations are subordinated to its desire to provide a ground-level view on the writing itself, its production, its intellectual aporia, and the ways it finds itself outstripped by the ongoing "march of events" ... "--From publisher's description.
Favourite Photos From Seven Years In The Limelight
The first charity biography of Jade Goody will be released two days after her funeral. This photographic tribute, showcasing her journey from aspiring Big Brother contestant to reality TV star, features her favorite images captured by friends and photographers Danny Hayward and Simon Bridger. Unlike other biographies, all profits from this book will be donated to Jade's chosen charity, Marie Curie Cancer Care. Published by Essex-based HandE, the decision to donate profits stems from a desire to honor Jade's memory rather than profit from her tragic passing. The book will be available on April 6, following her funeral service on April 4 in Loughton and Buckhurst Hill. HandE publishers have committed to covering only production costs, emphasizing their intention to commemorate Jade as a beloved local figure. A spokeswoman stated, "This was an easy decision for us to commemorate the life of a much-loved local girl, and we would certainly not want to make money from her name." This biography stands out as the only official charity book dedicated to Jade's life, with hopes that it will help raise funds for charity in her honor.