[dis]Cursive

Gloves On, Knives Out: New and Old Developments re: Anne Carson’s Wrong Norma

Anne Carson has revealed that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

detail from graphic, Wrong Norma, p. 7

In August of this year, London Review of Books published Carson’s short talk “Gloves On!” where she meditates on mortality and tells of the diagnosis, the symptoms (one in particular), and the boxing workouts (hence the title) that are par…