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A break from the election, perhaps?

I was originally drawn to listen to/read this poem by John Hodgen because of it's title: "Upon Hearing a 2-Year-Old's First Attempts at an Elvis Impression, I Recall the Difficulties of Her Birth."

In Internet Invention, Greg Ulmer argues that "dealing with computers will become less like conversing with another person, and more like impersonating Elvis" (140). For Ulmer, this is the default mode of "electracy" - impersonation. The poem may or may not be about electracy, and it may or may not be "mystorical." But it's worth a listen. Take a break from polling data and cable news, take a deep breath, listen.

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