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"Smart, impish, and spare, Per Aage Brandt finds the physical in the metaphysical, and the fizz in the physiological." -- Joanna TrzeciakA cognitive scientist by trade, Per Aage Brandt's poems resemble little puzzle boxes -- all quite short with lines of almost identical length. But within this seemingly rigid structure, he explores a vast range of topics, from death and communication to catastrophes, economics, intimacy, dreams, and cats. At once philosophical and playful, these poems stimulate the mind and are also disarmingly human.if I were a suicide bomber, by profession,so to speak, I would choose a desertedplace, climb up on a big boulder, focusmy mind intensely on the world's mostinsane, stupid, malodorous, and in everyrespect repulsive ideas, evoke and displaythem, scrutinize their features very preciselybefore my inner eye and ear, and then,when all finally was totally clear,I would activate the detonator in my belt (goodbye, ideas) In addition to his poetry, Per Aage Brandt has published a large number of books on the subjects of semiotics, linguistics, culture, and music.