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Adversology
By Avalok
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Description
These poems act as witness notes-brief, unsentimental, and unsettling-drawn from moments where democratic ideals fracture under power, violence, indifference, and fear. Rather than argue or explain, the poems observe: how systems fail quietly, how cruelty becomes procedural, and how ordinary lives absorb the cost of constitutional betrayal.
Written in spare verse with deliberate restraint, the work avoids lyric comfort and moral instruction. White space, interruption, and silence carry as much weight as language. The voice remains observational, allowing the reader to confront the distance between what is promised and what is practiced.
Adversology does not offer solutions or consolation. It documents failure without spectacle and testimony without ornament. It is a book for readers who believe poetry can still interrogate power, hold memory, and insist-quietly and relentlessly-on accountability.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
74
Release Date:
2026-02-06
Publication Date:
2026-02-13
Publisher:
avalok arts
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
9356268592
ISBN13:
9789356268593
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Weight:
174 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
5 cm
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