Tag Archives: Baudrillard

Avatar: a mash-up

This piece is a mash-up of an undergrad essay from a couple of years ago, plus present thoughts, imaginings and speculation on the narrative of self in a virtual environment.
Storytelling is as old as humanity. The human has always actively projected him/herself into realms of fantasy (through song, art, drama, writing). Modernity advanced the visual aspect of [...]

spaces (and spaces) – A Poem

snakeskin boots (i imagine him wearing)ruby laughter (across the cyber divide)a bottle between us (i beat you up in my sleep)
what’s in a word? (more than just surface)cyber kinesis (i imagine you’re laughing)i beat myself up (with connections, too often)
heart-click velocity (the space is a dream)fantasia of wondering (your face, is it real?)paroxysms of skin [...]

Baudrillard’s Beach – a Poem

Peering over the topof the cereal box -some generic headlandocean:70s eyeshadow gradationbleached beach, fingernail curve(manicured)board-wax chestssandcastle:silicon animorphised.A print on my wallor a window, you ask?Baudrillard’s beachif eitherthe printon my retinahas been cast.

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Baudrillard’s Beach – a Poem

Peering over the topof the cereal box -some generic headlandocean:70s eyeshadow gradationbleached beach, fingernail curve(manicured)board-wax chestssandcastle:silicon animorphised.A print on my wallor a window, you ask?Baudrillard’s beachif eitherthe printon my retinahas been cast.

digg_url = ‘WEBSITE_URL’;
digg_bgcolor = ‘#ff9900′;
digg_skin = ‘compact’;
digg_window = ‘new’;

Baudrillard’s Beach – a Poem

Peering over the top
of the cereal box -
some generic headland
ocean:
70s eyeshadow gradation
bleached beach, fingernail curve
(manicured)
board-wax chests
sandcastle:
silicon animorphised.
A print on my wall
or a window, you ask?
Baudrillard’s beach
if either
the print
on my retina
has been cast.