{"product_id":"on-certainty-paperback","title":"On Certainty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarla Kelsey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyrical poems that tell the story of a nameless woman navigating a technological dystopia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the poems of \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e, an unnamed woman in a strangely familiar dystopia narrates a story of power and decline, where the Tyrant has gained ascendency and the Philosopher is dying. Here, the Tyrant rules over a decimated ecology filled with android deer, burnt towns, and exhausted individuals dependent on virtual reality augmentation. In choosing whether to take the Philosopher's place in a struggle against the Tyrant, the narrator must consider how her decision may perpetuate the currently existing catastrophic systems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weaving together speculative fiction, philosophical aphorism, lyric fragment, and documentary technique, \u003ci\u003e On Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e echoes the contemporary world that can feel simultaneously quotidian and strange.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarla Kelsey\u003c\/b\u003e's poetry books include \u003ci\u003eBlood Feather\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e A Conjoined Book\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Omnidawn; \u003ci\u003eIteration Nets\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eKnowledge, Forms, the Aviary\u003c\/i\u003e, selected by Carolyn Forché for the Sawtooth Poetry Prize. Her book of experimental essays, \u003ci\u003e Of Sphere\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected by Carla Harryman for the 2016 Essay Press Prize. With Aaron McCollough, she copublishes SplitLevel Texts, a press specializing in hybrid genre projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.6 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696169226303,"sku":"9781632431202","price":27.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cdcfaa1644caab6143afab9379e636ce.webp?v=1765006432","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/on-certainty-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}