VOICING VULNERABILITY: MEDIATING VIOLENCE, VICTIMISATION AND FEMALE SUBJECTIVITY IN NORA GOMRINGER'S MONSTER POETRY*

What is it about?

Vulnerability is usually considered a negative quality - a way in which someone is open to harm. This article looks at the monster poetry of the Swiss-German poet Nora Gomringer to understand vulnerability as a human condition better. It suggest that when poetry moves between 'modes' (live performance, print, music) it reveals new ethical perspectives on vulnerability as an interpersonal capacity.

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Why is it important?

Vulnerability often plays part in assigning stereotypes of weakness to certain groups - for example women. New perspectives on vulnerability allows shifting harmful stereotypes.

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