Diver Beneath the Street

This evocative entanglement of life and death, joy and horror, natural and artificial processes and particles offers an intriguing lyrical and poetic quality as well as unique perspectives through the lenses of feminist, queer, and disability studies.

About the author

Petra Kuppers is a disability culture activist and a community performance artist who uses somatics, performance, and speculative writing to engage audiences toward more socially just and enjoyable futures. She is the Anita Gonzalez Collegiate Professor of Performance Studies and Disability Culture at the University of Michigan, a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, and codirector of the somatic writing studio Turtle Disco.

Summary

A decaying psychogeography unfurls the landscapes of the 1967–69 Michigan Murders, the 2019 Detroit serial killer, and the COVID-19 lockdown in this visceral poetry collection. Author, performance artist, and disability culture activist Petra Kuppers dissects traces of violence in the richness of the soil while honoring lost community members.

Product details

• Authors: Petra Kuppers
• Publisher: WAYNE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9780814351116
• ISBN: 978-0-8143-5111-6
• No. of pages: 72
• Series: Made in Michigan Writers; Made in Michigan Writers Series
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries