Poetry. "Reading A MOTIVE FOR MAYHEM is a shattering experience. Like Child's films, the text motivates the reader into a space where time moves in multiple directions, forcing constant reshaping of cherished figures-including the naturally erroneous position of the girl. Between the complex layers, abstract and highly visual at the same time, one glimpses a new ethic of the text. Its folds, its remarkably intelligent movement enchant us"-Gail Scott. "A MOTIVE FOR MAYHEM is an extravaganza of jumps & starts & angles..."-Charles Bernstein.