reMote control

The poems in reMote control are concerned with the particles that influence - whether societal micromort, viral threat, familial grief, or gender felt. Motes of * alternatively censor or open word possibilities and simultaneities. The speaker seeks remoteness that enables survival and beyond: while the motes that make us bind, other binds are choices or surprises. Whether stitch or incision, both have purpose; a simultaneous power of both is sought in lines filled with slashes. To quilt or ...