Public. Open. Space.

Name: Public. Open. Space.
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781760992163
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By Kate Larsen

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Public. Open. Space. by Kate Larsen is a poetry collection that delves into the complex experiences of placelessness within digital and real-world environments. The poems navigate themes of freedom and suppression, censorship and protest, exploring contested spaces shaped by firewalls, feminism, activism, and apathy.
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This collection will resonate with readers interested in contemporary poetry, digital culture, social activism, and feminist perspectives.

This collection explores the sense of placelessness increasingly resonant for all of us who live and work in the digital realm, a topic that many readers may be able to relate to.

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Positioned at the intersection of poetic and digital culture, this collection explores the sense of placelessness increasingly resonant for all of us who live and work in the digital realm.

Public. Open. Space. is a collection of poetry inspired by spaces, places, and situations that are controlled and contested online and in real life. Looking at firewalls and feminism, activism and apathy, Public. Open. Space. explores freedom and suppression, censorship and silencing, propaganda and protest, as well as the difference between being told 'no' and choosing to say it ourselves.

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Maxine Beneba Clarke describes Public. Open. Space. as "a considered, tender, and accomplished debut from a poet to watch," highlighting its thoughtful and emotive nature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760992163

Publisher: Fremantle Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Fremantle Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 141.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 122g

Pages: 128

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Arts & Culture Kate Larsen Non-Fiction Penguin Books Poetry

About the Author

Kate Larsen (she/her) is a writer, arts and cultural consultant currently based on Kaurna Yerta in Tarntanya/Adelaide. As one of Australia's best-known social media poets, her alter ego Katie Keys (@tinylittlepoems), wrote and posted a daily poem for over a decade. In 2018, Kate undertook an Asialink Arts Creative Exchange with the Hong Kong Arts Centre, which is where she started working on Public. Open. Space.