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by Eirikur Örn Norðdahl

BUY THIS WORD THEN BUY THIS WORD NEXT BUY THIS WORD
NOW ONE-CLICK ONE BUY ONE-CLICK ONE BUY NEXT ONE-CLICK
ONE BUY NOW AND THEN ONE-CLICK ONE BUY AGAIN REVIEW
THREE WORDS NOW REVIEW THREE WORDS NOW TOO
CUSTOMERS INTERESTED IN FIVE WORDS WERE ALSO
INTERESTED IN SIX WORDS NOW BUY IT NOW REVIEW THESE
WORDS AT A GLANCE REVIEW THESE WORDS AT THIS GLANCE
RECOMMEND THIS WORD TO A FRIEND RECOMMEND THIS WORD
TO ANOTHER FRIEND AND A THIRD FRIEND LOOK INSIDE THESE
SEVEN LINES AT ONCE BUY THESE LINES IN A DIFFERENT
FORMAT THEN ANOTHER FORMAT AND A THIRD FORMAT A FIFTH
THEN A SIXTH A SEVENTH AN EIGHTH

Poem first published in Relentless by Jeff Bezos, a collection of poems ‘written’ by the Amazon founder. Cover image by nicc37.


About the Author:

Eirikur Örn Norðdahl is an Icelandic poet and novelist. For his novel Illska (Evil, 2012) he was awarded The Icelandic Literary Prize and The Book Merchant’s Prize, as well as being nominated for the Nordic Council’s Literary Award. Since his debut in 2002 he has published six books of poems, most recently Hnefi eða vitstola orð (Fist or words bereft of sense, 2013), four novels and two collections of essays. Eiríkur is also active in sound and performance poetry, visual poetry, poetry film and various conceptual poetry projects.