Zine Review - Sisyphean Task #8
November 1st 2008 16:11
Sisyphean Task, by Michael Faris is a powerful piece of perzine. Michael’s writing is direct and powerful, and from the introduction alone, I found it no ordinary zine. He speaks bluntly about his own lofty self-made mind games as a child, aspiring to be the archangel Michael – and yet tried to remain meek. His own dichotomy of feelings and emotions provide fruit for his life. This is Michael’s first zine as an Oregonian, and I wish there were more. He leads with his most powerful of pieces, “Threads”. This essay alone is worth the zine; it’s descriptions of growing up with his grandmother’s quilts, and how her life changes as she embraces certain pieces of technology is fascinating all own it’s own. The “F” words poem is interesting as is the “Crossing Borders”. Faris’ work is stable throughout the zine, with no less than nine separate entries of prose and poetry. What I like is how someone so highly educated as Faris can make his words resound to a variety of people – it’s like you’re sitting down for coffee with an old friend that you haven’t seen for years. Even the end piece – “On Mania and Melancholy” is powerful, yet accessible. Filled with good stuff to make you think and feel, Sisyphean Task is a great read. Digest sized, 40 pages, Three bucks plus postage.
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