Hivestruck
Hivestruck by Vincent Toro, published by Penguin on August 6, 2024, is a collection of poetry that explores the intricate relationship between humanity and technology through a decolonial lens. This edition, comprising 128 pages, presents Toro’s critical vision and wit as he delves into themes of Puerto Rican and Latinx history and identity, inviting readers to reflect on contemporary issues.
In Hivestruck, readers will encounter a rich tapestry of poems that engage with topics such as social media, surveillance culture, and artificial intelligence. Toro’s work includes satires on science fiction and the space race, as well as tributes to women and queer and BIPOC individuals who play vital roles in navigating a technology-driven world. This collection challenges conventional perspectives and encourages a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding human existence in an increasingly digital age.
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“Virtuosic . . . one of our most talented and daring poets . . . Hivestruck crackles with Toro’s critical vision and dazzling wit.” —John Keene, National Book Award-winning author of Punks: New and Selected Poems
A poet whose work has focused on Puerto Rican and Latinx history and identity poses the question of what makes us human, and technology’s part in that process, through a decolonial lens
Vincent Toro’s third collection of poetry is a work of Latinxfuturism that confronts the enigmatic and paradoxical relationship human beings have with technology. The poems are a tapestry of meditations on social media and surveillance culture, satires on science fiction and the space race, interrogations of artificial intelligence, cyborg economics, and biohacking, and tributes to women and queer and BIPOC people who have contributed and are contributing to human survival and progress in a technology obsessed world.
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