Poetry. "From insecticide to plastic heels, no one has explored the disturbing intimacies between persons and things that arise in a system of exploited labor with as much insight as Yedda Morrison. Addressed to a world in which everything is brutally functionalized, and in which 'There is not, nor has there ever been a genderless sale,' her poetry unflinchingly confronts the violence behind the production of the sweet. One of the most original and aesthetically powerful books I have read in years."—Sianne Ngai

"From the actual valleys of Northern California to Installation Body-Machine Art, Morrison's writing is an overtly staged poetry; topicality is given the tight squeeze in order to counter a full re-absorption into 'proper' field designations—journalism, art criticism, programmatic politics, etc. These poems don't just twizzle their 'localities'—they converge on them to move them."—Rodrigo Toscano

Author City: San Francisco, CA USA

Writer and visual artist Yedda Morrison was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her books include DARKNESS (Make Now Press, 2012), GIRL SCOUT NATION (Displaced Press, 2008) and CROP (Kelsey Street Press, 2003). She has performed and exhibited her work widely and is currently represented by Republic Gallery in Vancouver, BC.

Reviews and Other Links
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Linda Russo @ Jacket
Sarah Anne Cox @ HOW2