In Praise of Thought is Elizabeth Haddad’s debut collection of poetry. Deeply concerned by an increasingly automated, technology driven world, Haddad sought to examine the internet poetically, by turning inward to the core of what it means to be alive. Arranged as a stream of consciousness between the tangible and the virtual, she confronts the most human parts of the self (memory, identity, personal history, and fear) to combat a sense of loss (of privacy, autonomy, even one’s own public self) that can happen in a virtual existence. In Praise of Thought is poetry in response to technology, but more powerfully, in praise of the human experience.

With a stunning book design by Visnja Brdar, an unexpected use of vivid color and undulating graphics will take the reader through a portal, one that hopes to inspire and question: What does it mean for you to be alive, right now?