Join us at Hamilton Public Library (55 York St) for the launch of the debut full-length collaborative poetry collection ZZOO by MA|DE (Mark Laliberte + Jade Wallace), published by Palimpsest Press! The evening will feature readings by MA|DE, Jim Johnstone & Liz Worth.
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ABOUT the BOOK:
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'ZZOO' is a bestiary for the modern world!
At a time when binaristic and hierarchical relations are being readily interrogated, MA|DE — a unity of two voices fused into a single, poetic third — takes up a critique of the human-animal divide in their full-length debut.
From the depths of the oceans to the outer reaches of the sky, a menagerie of species trade off time in the limelight, none of them solely occupying the central space on the global stage. MA|DE’s collaborative practice foregrounds interdependence, outward focus, shared spaces and non-hierarchical thinking, all of which emerge allegorically in interzonal poems that are as richly realized as they are formally eclectic. This wild-blooded collection turns conventional exhibitionism on its head, treating humans and animals as equal subjects of art, science and selfhood.
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ABOUT THE READERS:
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Jim Johnstone is a Toronto-based poet, editor, and critic. His most recent books are The King of Terrors (Coach House Books, 2023), and Bait & Switch: Essays, Reviews, Conversations, and Views on Canadian Poetry (The Porcupine's Quill, 2024). Jim also curates the Anstruther Books imprint at Palimpsest Press, where he published The Anstruther Reader in 2024.
MA|DE (est. 2018) is a collaborative writing entity, a unity of two voices fused into a single, poetic third. It is the name given to the joint authorship of Mark Laliberte and Jade Wallace — artists whose active solo practices, while differing radically, serve to complement one another. Their work has appeared in literary journals internationally, including Augur, CV2, Grain, PRISM, Salamander, The Woodward Review and Vallum. MA|DE has written 4 chapbooks, including the bpNichol award-shortlisted A Trip to the ZZOO (Collusion Books 2020). MA|DE's debut full-length poetry collection, ZZOO, is out now from Palimpsest Press, and another collection, Detourism, is forthcoming with Palimpsest in 2028. More: ma-de.ca
Liz Worth is a poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer. Her latest book, Inside Every Dream, a Raging Sea, is out now through Book*hug Press. Her first book, Treat Me Like Dirt, was the first of its kind to provide an in-depth history of Southern Ontario’s first wave punk movement. Her other works also include Amphetamine Heart, PostApoc, and The Mouth is a Coven. She is based in Hamilton, Ontario.
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LINKS:
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https://events.hpl.ca/event/13273037
https://palimpsestpress.ca/books/zzoo-made/
http://ma-de.ca
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