10 x (10 + ⁻10) = 0
Subtitle: a ten year, ten book project : 20/02/2002 - 21/02/2012
By: by Doc Drumheller
Publisher: The Republic of Oma Rāpeti Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Christchurch, New Zealand
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780473277574
Subjects: New Zealand poetry
Other titles: Ten year, ten book project; Ten times (ten plus minus 10) equals zero
Description: $a10 x (10 + -10) = 0 is a ten year project by Doc Drumheller. There are ten books (1 per year) published in this series. There are twenty poems in each book, inspired by the most significant events of that particular year. The poems were written using restriction writing techniques e.g.: restricted by the amount of syllables or words per line, parts 10 & -10 in each book are palindromes, which means they read the same backwards as forwards. Each book is designed to be cut up and reassembled and the poetry creates shapes inspired by DNA strands and explores phonemes like a mathematic symphony. This project compiles all ten books, presenting all 200 poems into one collection for the first time. A project of experimental and innovative poetry on this scale has never been produced in New Zealand.