{"product_id":"brother-sleep-paperback","title":"Brother Sleep - 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\u003eAldo Amparán\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrother Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of grievances through which a speaker mourns the loss of a brother, grandfather, and a sense of self as they navigate a landscape of desire marred by violence against queer and Mexican people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the border cities of El Paso, TX, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, these poems navigate the liminal space between language and silence. As the poems grieve the loss of family, the violence perpetrated against queerness, the bodies lost border-side, and the cruelty against tenderness, Amparan's words bloom in evocation. Reflecting on lovers, friends, family, classmates, and others of impact, they navigate personal reconciliation in response to imposed definitions of their personhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese poems evoke an equal sense of sorrow and tenderness amidst a complex landscape of the self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAldo Amparán\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, writer, \u0026amp; translator born \u0026amp; raised in the border cities of El Paso, TX, USA, \u0026amp; Ciudad Juárez, CH, MX. They are the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts \u0026amp; CantoMundo. Their work has been widely published in anthologies and literary journals including \u003ci\u003eAGNI, Best New Poets, Gulf Coast, Kenyon Review Online, Ploughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u0026amp; elsewhere. They hold an MFA in Creative Writing from The University of Texas at El Paso.\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 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47352218124537,"sku":"9781948579278","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NmlTTzkzR1M3bmFPNHRwNmVQRkVUQT09.webp?v=1769805761","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/brother-sleep-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}