This Insistent List is that rarest of things in poetry: a sequel. Taking up where his first collection, Recovery Community, left off, physician-poet Conor Mc Donnell races into an all-too plausible Burroughs-Ballardian future where science has fought and lost the great battle over data, facts, language, and truth. In this future, physicians wander the land offering services in return for food, and Morlocks stalk kings from deep beneath their feet. Through shifting perspectives and innovative use of form, This Insistent List is a collection of unique voice & character through the cracked lens that has become a trademark of Conor Mc Donnell's work.

Conor Mc Donnell is a physician and poet. He has published two chapbooks in Canada, The Book of Retaliations (Anstruther Press), and Safe Spaces (Frog Hollow Press). He received Honourable Mention for The Fiddlehead's 2018 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize, was shortlisted for The Raw Art Review's 2019 Charles Bukowski Prize, and was runner-up for the 2019 Vallum Poetry Prize. His work has featured in Grain, Carousel, the Journal of the American Medical Association and many others. He lives in Toronto with his wife and two dogs.

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