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Sick Power Trip

Name: Sick Power Trip
Brand: Upstart Distribution
SKU: 9781776922901
Price: 28.0 NZD
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By Erik Kennedy

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I stored my plan for world peace safely in my coat pocket, and then I washed the coat. Sick Power Trip is Erik Kennedy's most personal and vulnerable book yet. These are poems that tell us: the world is unwell, and sometimes writers are, too. Kennedy... Read More

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Sick Power Trip is Erik Kennedy's most personal and vulnerable book yet. These are poems that tell us: the world is unwell, and sometimes writers are, too.

Description

I stored my plan for world peace safely in my coat pocket, and then I washed the coat.

Sick Power Trip is Erik Kennedy's most personal and vulnerable book yet. These are poems that tell us: the world is unwell, and sometimes writers are, too. Kennedy scrutinises the broken social contract and the dangerous actors who seem determined to dominate us, and writes with open eyes about long COVID and living wages, self-medication and sea temperatures.

If it feels like we're stuck in a post-truth moment, Kennedy reminds us that some things remain true and vital: self-care, empathy, and solidarity.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781776922901

Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 July 2025

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Te Herenga Waka University Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 104

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Arts & Culture Best Sellers at Book Hero Erik Kennedy In Stock Arts & Culture Books New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Published Non-Fiction Poetry The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2026

About the Author

Erik Kennedy is the author of two previous books of poems, both with THWUP: the Ockham-shortlisted There's No Place Like the Internet in Springtime (2018) and Another Beautiful Day Indoors (2022). Originally from New Jersey, he lives in Otautahi Christchurch.