In Dérive (Meritage Press), physical trajectories are mapped in words by Bruna Mori and sumi-ink paintings by Matthew Kinney. Spanning Second Avenue to 207th Street, poems depict a shifting subjectivity in the urban sphere, alongside images of architectures dis/assembling. Design by Peter Matthews.
“Much to admire. In the range of experiences detailed and the ever-shifting vantage point, the city and its inhabitants emerge as vastly various and yet inextricably bound to one another.”
—lê thi diem thúy, author of The Gangster We’re All Looking For
“Dérive is an animated guidebook to the boroughs of my city and should be required reading for travelers and residents alike.”
—Brenda Coultas, author of A Handmade Museum
“Mori is not only a cogent observer of life and its environs but a magnanimous participant who shines a light on the profound beauty of no-name pizza parlors and sweaty flesh that bears green tattoos of the heart.”
—Martine Bellen, author of The Vulnerability of Order
“A deft poetic journey through the fissures and ironies of city life.”
—Norman M. Klein, author of The History of Forgetting