Manuel Arturo Abreu

Manuel Arturo Abreu is a poet based in Portland, OR.

Articles by Manuel Arturo Abreu:


the friend from your notebook

in Issue 40 | Hold or Be Held (May 2014)

distance would sigh - as you can imagine - In it you insert your iPhone - Smoke more blood

Is Theorizing Cannibalism Ethical?

in Issue 39 | Animals (Apr 2014)

a « dire case, » in which ethical axioms are temporarily « tossed aside » - Columbus' rendition of the Carib people's emic name - « cruel » and « ancient » in origin - this is not a language game at all - how similar is this instance of cannibalism to the Eucharist? - humans can be fucked but not eaten, while animals may be eaten but not fucked - non-European people-eating-practices