The Empire of Being Alive | Bruce Spang

“Lyrical and unafraid, The New Economy invites us to name our fears and sorrows, to write to who or what has left us, to create practices that can hold both the darkness and light of this (in)finite life.”

Poet Bruce Spang reviews Gabrielle Calvocoressi’s latest book, The New Economy published by Copper Canyon Press, 2025. Spang challenges his own feelings about gender fluidity and examines (and releases) preconceived ideas about writing and identity, and steps into the “empire of being”.