Sick Power Trip
Synopsis
I stored my plan for world peace
safely in my coat pocket,
and then I washed the coat. Sick Power Trip is Erik Kennedy's most personal and vulnerable book yet. These are poems that tell us: the world is unwell, and sometimes writers are, too. Kennedy scrutinises the broken social contract and the dangerous actors who seem determined to dominate us, and writes with open eyes about long COVID and living wages, self-medication and sea temperatures. If it feels like we're stuck in a post-truth moment, Kennedy reminds us that some things remain true and vital: self-care, empathy, and solidarity.

RRP: $30.00 NZD
Author: Erik Kennedy
ISBN: 9781776922901
Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press
Published: 7/9/2025
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback / softback