RUSH: what fukan theory; a study uv language

by Bill Bissett, Derek Beaulieu (Editor), Gregory Betts (Editor)

The publication of bill bissett's what fuckan theory; a study uv language in 1972 firmly ushered Canadian poetics into the postmodern era. Out of print for 40 years - and reissued here complete with an interview with bissett about the book's creation and a critical afterword by derek beaulieu and Gregory Betts - Rush embodies a collagist, multi-conscious approach to art that recognizes no division between the work and the world, the author and his sexuality, his breath, his influences; the theory and the practice. Arguing that "a new line has startid," Rush captures the urgency of a new model of production that resists the closure and mastery of any one mind. It is an elegant rejection of aesthetic ego and all presumptions of authority. what fuckan theory; a study uv language is a vital, vocal protest against business as usual and the exploitation of the individual from one of Canada's most important avant-garde poets.

Genres: Poetry

112 pages, Paperback

First published October 21, 2012

About the author

bill bissett (born William Frederick Bissett, November 23, 1939) is a Canadian poet famous for his anti-conventional style.

bissett attended Dalhousie University and the University of British Columbia but dropped out of both universities because of an overriding desire to live as a free agent, writer and painter unencumbered by any academic constraints. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1958. Five years later he started the blew ointment magazine and later launched blewointment press. bissett is based in Vancouver and Toronto alternating between the two cities.

Reviews

[Indigo Wayworth]

One of the worst books i've ever read.

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