A poetry collection like no other, Nelson describes the work as “dealing with the concept of cold, the distance it causes literally and figuratively, and the temporal nature of heat, as embodied in the meteorological phenomenon of the polar vortex.” Visual elements — including copy-and-paste text, masking tape, Polaroids, haunting images with plastic wrap, typewritten pages, diagrams, musical staff paper, handwritten notes, redacted text, and found text — create a sense of mystery and intrigue while making you feel like you’re snooping through the drawers of someone’s desk. The way the words sit on the page is art.
Dustin Luke Nelson is the author of the chapbook “Abraham Lincoln” (Mondo Bummer, 2013). His 90-minute performance film “STRIKE TWO” debuted with Gauss PDF in April 2014 and his performance piece “Applause” debuted at the Walker Art Center’s Open Field in June 2014. He is a founding editor of the literary magazine InDigest. He has recently published work in the Greying Ghost Pamphlet Series, Fence Magazine, Paper Darts, Opium, METRO Twin Cities, 3:AM, and elsewhere. His videopoetry has been screened at Filmpoem Festival, Loft 594, Spring Break Gallery, Shoebox Gallery, the O, Miami Poetry Festival, Moving Poems, Cordite, and elsewhere. He was also a writer and producer on Radio Happy Hour and on Geocachers, a web series. His writing has also appeared on The Rumpus, Tiny Mix Tapes, Electric Literature, Bookslut, Powells, Guernica, Prefix Magazine, Thought Catalog, Rotowire, The Hockey Writers, and elsewhere. His digital self is housed at dustinlukenelson.com.
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