All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
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All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace is Richard Brautigan
's fifth poetry publication. As with several of his early works, the entire edition (of 1,500 copies) was distributed for free. The title poem envisions a world where cybernetics
has advanced to a stage where it allows a return to the balance of nature
and an elimination of the need for human labor.
All thirty-two of the poems in this collection were republished in The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster
.
band Machines of Loving Grace
, formed in 1989, and in its full form by British musician Martin Carr
as the title of a 2004 album, as well as a 2011 television series
by documentary maker Adam Curtis
.
Richard Brautigan
Richard Gary Brautigan was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. His work often employs black comedy, parody, and satire. He is best known for his 1967 novel Trout Fishing in America.- Early life :...
's fifth poetry publication. As with several of his early works, the entire edition (of 1,500 copies) was distributed for free. The title poem envisions a world where cybernetics
Cybernetics
Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of regulatory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to information theory, control theory and systems theory, at least in its first-order form...
has advanced to a stage where it allows a return to the balance of nature
Balance of nature
The balance of nature is a theory that says that ecological systems are usually in a stable equilibrium , which is to say that a small change in some particular parameter will be corrected by some negative feedback that will bring the parameter back to its original "point of balance" with the rest...
and an elimination of the need for human labor.
All thirty-two of the poems in this collection were republished in The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster
The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster
The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster is Richard Brautigan's seventh poetry publication. A limited, signed, hard cover edition of fifty copies was issued simultaneously with the soft cover version of the first edition....
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Cultural references
The title was later used by Tucson, Arizona industrial rockIndustrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
band Machines of Loving Grace
Machines of Loving Grace
Machines of Loving Grace was an industrial rock band from Tucson, Arizona.Named for a Richard Brautigan poem, they formed in 1989. The original lineup consisted of Scott Benzel , Stuart Kupers , and Mike Fisher , with Brad Kemp added shortly thereafter...
, formed in 1989, and in its full form by British musician Martin Carr
Martin Carr
Martin Carr , is a British musician and writer who was the chief songwriter and lead guitarist with the British band, The Boo Radleys.- Life and career :...
as the title of a 2004 album, as well as a 2011 television series
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (television documentary series)
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace is a three part BBC documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis, well known for other documentaries including The Century of the Self, The Trap and The Power of Nightmares...
by documentary maker Adam Curtis
Adam Curtis
Adam Curtis is a British BAFTA winning documentarian and a writer, television producer, director and narrator. He works for BBC Current Affairs.-Early life and education:Curtis was born in 1955...
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