A Non-Zero-Sum Game or An Essay About Nothing

Authors

  • Kimberly Bruss

Keywords:

Zero, Susan Stewart

Abstract

In this essay, I take a critical look at the notion of zero or nothing, as it plays out in our daily lives and in literature, specifically poetry. Nothing is not something that we learn from experience, but rather a concept we invent to fill a void. This essay looks at the causes and effects of that void.

Author Biography

  • Kimberly Bruss
    Kimberly Bruss is a MFA student in Creative Writing at the University of Houston, where she also teaches composition and literature. She is also currently a poetry editor for Gulf Coast Literary Magazine.
Houston at Dusk, Trey Ratcliff, 2009

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Published

2013-01-09

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2012): Autumn 2012

Section

Critical Articles

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