Why poetry sucks : an anthology of humorous experimental Canadian poetry in English written by Canadians for Canadians (or American bodysnatchers) in the early years of the 21st century with an overly long and not that clever subtitle the publisher rightly refused to put on the cover
Focusing on our contemporary moment, Why Poetry Sucks scrutinizes Canada’s poetic avant-gardes for signs of humorous life. Moving deftly between entertainment, attack, and critique, this poetry makes us laugh while making us wonder why we’re laughing at all. The authors in Why Poetry Sucks draw from deep traditions in both poetry and comedy, often challenging the rigid literary and political impasses they encounter. In our current social and cultural game of Blockado (the game of barricades), humour can act as an important sledge, taking a swing at the institutions and ideologies we might wish changed — all the while acknowledging, with bitter laughter and tongue in cheek, our apparent inability to change them.
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293 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm - Publisher London, Ontario : Insomniac Press, [2014]