{"product_id":"american-aorta-paperback","title":"american aorta - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Baldinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jason Baldinger's \u003cem\u003eAmerican Aorta\u003c\/em\u003e pulses like a midwestern road trip to the dustbowl, the soundtrack a steady thump of pavement and beating sun. You can smell the diesel and fast food on your fingers and in your clothes. \"In a roadhouse\/I order a gallon of sweet tea\/a platter of catfish\/let the air conditioner be my spine.\" Baldinger brings us to each new scene with largehearted compassion and tender observation. From \"painkillers and double shift towns\" and \"for miss woodchopper\" to \"emphysema highways\" and \"bonnie parker heart\", characters are sketched here from dust and rust, their souls on subtle display. This collection is a lifetime of travel and connection through the American rustbelt with gracious tribute at each stop, asking its readers to return, to savor the words like a slow sun laying itself wide at the edge of the sky. \"After the speakeasy\/stars pour molten metal\/sparks of rustbelt towns\/fade in a kansas city skyline... as the hours flash on\/age plays tag with us.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jonie McIntire, Poet Laureate of Lucas County, Ohio (2022-2024), author \u003cem\u003eSemidomesticated\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(1st edition, Red Flag Poetry 2020 chapbook contest winner; second edition Sheila-Na-Gig Editions, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Baldinger\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet and photographer from Pittsburgh, PA. He's penned fifteen books of poetry, the newest of which include: \u003cem\u003eA History of Backroads Misplaced: Selected Poems 2010-2020\u003c\/em\u003e (Kung Fu Treachery), and \u003cem\u003eThis Still Life\u003c\/em\u003e (Kung Fu Treachery) with James Benger. His first book of photography, \u003cem\u003eLazarus\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as two ekphrastic collaborations (with Rebecca Schumejda and Robert Dean)are forthcoming. His work has appeared across a wide variety of online sites and print journals. You can hear him read from his work on Bandcamp and on lps by The Gotobeds and Theremonster. His website can be found at jasonbaldinger.com\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47352951374073,"sku":"9781958182437","price":18.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/q7BIcQUWFC9781958182437.webp?v=1769815918","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/american-aorta-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}