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This Insistent List is that rarest of things in poetry: a sequel. Taking up where his first collection, Recovery Community, left off, physician-poet Conor Mc Donnell races into an all-too plausible Burroughs-Ballardian future where science has fought and lost the great battle over data, facts, language, and truth. In this future, physicians wander the land offering services in return for food, and Morlocks stalk kings from deep beneath their feet. Through shifting perspectives and innovative use of form, This Insistent List is a collection of unique voice & character through the cracked lens that has become a trademark of Conor Mc Donnell's work.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
This Insistent List is that rarest of things in poetry: a sequel. Taking up where his first collection, Recovery Community, left off, physician-poet Conor Mc Donnell races into an all-too plausible Burroughs-Ballardian future where science has fought and lost the great battle over data, facts, language, and truth. In this future, physicians wander the land offering services in return for food, and Morlocks stalk kings from deep beneath their feet. Through shifting perspectives and innovative use of form, This Insistent List is a collection of unique voice & character through the cracked lens that has become a trademark of Conor Mc Donnell's work.
Autorenporträt
Conor Mc Donnell is a physician in a well-known children's hospital in Toronto, Ontario. He is the author of Recovery Community (Mansfield Press, 2020), as well as several chapbooks including In the Museum (above/ground press, 2021). In addition to writing poetry, Dr. Mc Donnell is a funded researcher on opioid error and stewardship amidst Canada's second pandemic, as well as chair of Quality & Patient Safety Committees for both the Canadian Anesthesia Society and the Canadian Pediatric Anaesthesia Society.