Chapter
Four
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How do you write poetry in a world where human value is machine-generated?
The speculative poetry book exists as a relic of defiance, a fragmented account of a society shifting from pre-MESIF to post-MESIF. Written by a writer publishing in an underground zine, it captures the emotional residue of a world reduced to metrics.
Designing the Book
Narrative structure → Inspired by Olga Tokarczuk’s nonlinear speculative storytelling, weaving personal reflections through a first-hand experience speculative lens.
Print format → Simple, utilitarian laser-printed pages, reflecting the urgency of underground publishing.
Content themes → Fragmented testimonies, MESIF propaganda, glitch poetry—interwoven to blur the lines between fact, fiction, and machine logic.
The book is not an instruction manual—it is a rupture, a refusal, a question.