{"product_id":"sick-power-trip","title":"Sick Power Trip","description":"\u003cp\u003eI stored my plan for world peace safely in my coat pocket, and then I washed the coat. Sick Power Trip is Erik Kennedy's most personal and vulnerable book yet. These are poems that tell us: the world is unwell, and sometimes writers are, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKennedy scrutinises the broken social contract and the dangerous actors who seem determined to dominate us, and writes with open eyes about long COVID and living wages, self-medication and sea temperatures. If it feels like we're stuck in a post-truth moment, Kennedy reminds us that some things remain true and vital: self-care, empathy, and solidarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Erik Kennedy's Sick Power Trip thrillingly challenges and dissects the horrors of the world piling outside our front doors. This isn't just a story of heroes versus villains: it's a sage reminder for us to question where we stand and what we're capable of as individuals. I adore Kennedy's sharp wit and erudite humour, and his ability to walk the line between optimism and pessimism. This collection is a masterful example of taking back power one poem at a time.'\u003cbr\u003e-Chris Tse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Erik Kennedy's manic narratives and twisted comedies square up to power. By turns angry, exasperated, chuckling, despairing, he gives voice to \"the clammy, suffering, sweltry, cynical, burned-out, \/ downhearted, vulnerable people\".'\u003cbr\u003e-James Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Sick Power Trip takes a scalpel to the systems of power, capital, and warfare that we live with. Kennedy has an impressive knack for finding the line between didactic and forgiving, striking a note of urgency that is desperately needed in this time of crises. With wry humour and a distinct playfulness, this new collection offers not a balm for the world but the courage to dismantle it.'\u003cbr\u003e-Ash Davida Jane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErik Kennedy is the author of two previous books of poems, both with THWUP: the Ockham-shortlisted There's No Place Like the Internet in Springtime (2018) and Another Beautiful Day Indoors (2022). Originally from New Jersey, he lives in Otautahi Christchurch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoetry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 104 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 210mm W: 148mm Spine: 9mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Te Herenga Waka University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46359504027798,"sku":"9781776922901","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket-2026-04-24T084848-620.jpg?v=1776977452","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/sick-power-trip","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}