{"product_id":"american-treasure-paperback","title":"American Treasure - 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\u003eJill McDonough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the perspective of a teacher in a youth detention center, these hard-hitting poems have a unique blend of dark humor and realism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a composition of both compassion for America's unheard voices and contempt for the systems' unjustness, American Treasure chronicles McDonough's personal place within the nation. She considers her work with incarcerated students, her privilege, her womanhood, and the connection she shares with others. Through this exploration, McDonough writes with care about the possibility of a people in a country built on cruelty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoems prod, ache, question, and laugh, as they tap into the complexity of a modern nation full of contempt for the vile systems woven into the American fabric, while also celebrating those who live in spite of them.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJill McDonough\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of\u003ci\u003e Habeas Corpus\u003c\/i\u003e (Salt, 2008), \u003ci\u003eOh, James!\u003c\/i\u003e (Seven Kitchens, 2012), \u003ci\u003e Where You Live \u003c\/i\u003e(Salt, 2012), \u003ci\u003eReaper\u003c\/i\u003e (Alice James Books, 2017), and \u003ci\u003eHere All Night\u003c\/i\u003e (Alice James Books, 2019). The recipient of three Pushcart prizes and fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fine Arts Work Center, the New York Public Library, the Library of Congress, and Stanford's Stegner program, she taught incarcerated college students through Boston University's Prison Education Program for thirteen years. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePoetry, Slate, The Nation, The Threepenny Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches in the MFA program at UMass-Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47352218878201,"sku":"9781948579292","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/S2hseGMzYVk0c29JRkxiVGhVVjRtUT09.webp?v=1769805763","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/american-treasure-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}