news | Tuesday April 2, 2024

Hot Off the Press! "Wet" Is Here!

New poetry alert! Wet by Leanne Dunic has arrived and is ready for your bookshelves. In Wet, a transient Chinese American model working in Singapore thirsts for the unattainable: fair labour rights, the extinguishing of nearby forest fires, breathable air, healthy habitats for animals, human connection. She navigates place and placelessness while observing other migrant workers toiling outdoors despite the hazardous conditions. In photographs and language shot through with empathy and desire, Wet unravels complexities of social stratification, sexual privation, and environmental catastrophe.⁠

An excerpt from Wet:

“Train station at dusk. Hundreds of birds in trees. This urban space in
their migratory path. A mania.

No rain, but thousands of litres of high-pressured water clean these
roads each night.”
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Pick up your copy of Wet here!