instrument for distributed empathy monetization by William Lessard
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Francis Picabia. Gertrude Stein. Google Patents. These are three of the many influences informing this 25-page poetic sequence, which seeks duende in the age of corporate personhood and algorithmic capitalism.
"This is a poem for our times. Modernism and Post-modernism have faded. Welcome to the age of monetization." — Entropy
"Clever, boldly innovative social commentary." — Kirkus Reviews
"Though small, instrument for distributed empathy monetization is a mighty release in this era of NFTs, cryptocurrency, and the Metaverse. In this regard, Lessard’s work is as much a series of ecstatic, poetic lightning bolts as it is a no-holds-barred criticism of the tech world and our Matrix-esque future. Lessard has chosen not just to describe the nightmarish evolution of technology before us, but, like the Futurists 100 years ago, to proclaim its damnation." — Rain Taxi
"This is a poem for our times. Modernism and Post-modernism have faded. Welcome to the age of monetization." — Entropy
"Clever, boldly innovative social commentary." — Kirkus Reviews
"Though small, instrument for distributed empathy monetization is a mighty release in this era of NFTs, cryptocurrency, and the Metaverse. In this regard, Lessard’s work is as much a series of ecstatic, poetic lightning bolts as it is a no-holds-barred criticism of the tech world and our Matrix-esque future. Lessard has chosen not just to describe the nightmarish evolution of technology before us, but, like the Futurists 100 years ago, to proclaim its damnation." — Rain Taxi
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About the author: William Lessard has writing that has appeared or is forthcoming in American Poetry Review, Best American Experimental Writing, FENCE, and the Southwest Review. He is Poetry & Hybrids editor at Heavy Feather Review.
PRESS
- Review in Spinozablue
- Review in West Branch
- Review in Leaf by Leaf
- Review in Rain Taxi
- Interview at Full Stop
- Review in Kirkus Reviews
- Review in Blue As Orange
- Interview in Periodicities
- Review in Entropy
About the author: William Lessard has writing that has appeared or is forthcoming in American Poetry Review, Best American Experimental Writing, FENCE, and the Southwest Review. He is Poetry & Hybrids editor at Heavy Feather Review.
PRESS
- Review in Spinozablue
- Review in West Branch
- Review in Leaf by Leaf
- Review in Rain Taxi
- Interview at Full Stop
- Review in Kirkus Reviews
- Review in Blue As Orange
- Interview in Periodicities
- Review in Entropy