{"product_id":"blueprint-and-ruin-paperback-1","title":"Blueprint and Ruin - 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\u003eBethany Schultz Hurst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 Michael Waters Poetry Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrappling with both motherhood and the death of a mother, \u003ci\u003eBlueprint and Ruin \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the juxtaposition of prosperity and loss. Filled with cultural specters manifested in structural ruin--houses built on snake dens, malls with foundations in old landfills, a picture-perfect town designed to be eradicated in nuclear testing--the poems mine what's buried beneath the façade of the American West.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBethany Schultz Hurst\u003c\/b\u003e's first book, \u003ci\u003eMiss Lost Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected by Richard Blanco for the Anhinga Poetry Prize and was a finalist for the 2016 Kate Tufts Discovery Award. Her work was selected for \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry 2015\u003c\/i\u003e and has appeared in journals such as \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gettysburg Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarrative\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Ohio Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePoetry Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of a Literary Arts Fellowship through the Idaho Commission on the Arts, Hurst holds an MFA from Eastern Washington University and is currently a professor at Idaho State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 98\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47354091700473,"sku":"9781930508521","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/wShZUwasnu9781930508521_becee46b-a6c1-48df-adaa-e8b2524ac42e.webp?v=1769829149","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/blueprint-and-ruin-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}