Pig Data by Anne Vegter, translated by Astrid Alben Linda France enjoyable read

enjoyable read

a fitting celebration of an art that has reflected and shaped human experience since the birth of language

and hopes to learn to see before language

the poisons and pitfalls of 21st-century living are explored here in poems by turns lyrical and earthy

’  – John McCullough

Pig Data by Anne Vegter, translated by Astrid Alben Linda France enjoyable readWith its moving, breathtaking poetry, Pig Data stands as one of the most remarkable and artistically ground breaking works of contemporary Dutch poetry in recent years. Pig Data brings together three historical and mythic figures the South African poet Ingrid Jonker, the mythical witch Medea, and the poetic I (evoking the trope of the scorned woman) to explore themes of deception, power dynamics in relationships, the male gaze, and female rage.