Disillusioned with hyper-capitalism? What about remnant communism - as per Vietnam and China? This poem represents my attempt to understand the history of Vietnam (as well as its contemporary mood) - a place I travelled to in 2007 - through the lens of the nation's stamps. This poem makes us of a 'DocuPraxis' poetic - i.e. it unfolds like a poetic documentary.
Go to the philatelic version of 'Proud Tilt of the Masses' [PDF file with colour images of VN stamps included] copyright Ian Irvine, 2007 all rights reserved. This poem was recently published by Verandah literary journal Australia - Second version: first page, second page and third page.
Expands beyond the safety of pages bound by predictability to explore and often confirm exciting creative possibilities. A shimmering collage of memoir, creative nonfiction, literary journalism, and dizzying flights into poetic observation, this is t
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