Separation is an E-lit (collection.eliterature.org) created by Annie Abrahams in 2001.
With this poem Abrahams challenges our cyborg condition, reminding us that we are not as joined to computers as we might think. What are our points of contact between our bodies and that of our computers? To your average personal computer, we consist of fingers that can push buttons, slide over a trackpad, move a mouse over a desk, and speak into a microphone. Through these simple points of contact we live elaborate and rich symbolic lives in virtual environments. But with all the variety of activities carried out inside computers, the body does the same movements over and over, leading to repetitive strain injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, bad posture, neck strain, and other bodily calamities.
The exercises in the book are based on the practice used to assist the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury RSI