{"product_id":"jump-the-gun-paperback","title":"Jump the Gun - 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\u003eJennie Malboeuf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ejump the gun\u003c\/i\u003e digs deep into the dark undercurrents of grief and gun violence that shadow our daily lives in America. These poems uproot the hidden\u003cbr\u003erecesses of life, the stages and struggles of womanhood, and our continual fight against violence, both internal and external, in the U.S. today. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe speaker in these\u003cbr\u003epoems wrestles with the everyday fears and realities we often try to ignore: \u003cbr\u003ethe complex expectations\u003cbr\u003eplaced on young girls and mothers alike, the illusion of childhood innocence, \u003cbr\u003eand the very real\u003cbr\u003econsequences of our environmental destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSplit into two\u003cbr\u003esections--with poems that layer blood-soaked images between close-ups of the\u003cbr\u003ebody and domestic life--this collection deftly illustrates the beauty that can be\u003cbr\u003efound in tragedy, the\u003cbr\u003efragility of the natural world, and the resilience of the human relationships\u003cbr\u003ethat fill it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo read \u003ci\u003ejump the gun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis to witness yourself through the crosshairs. In Malboeuf's words, \"What hit you has become you. \/\u003cbr\u003ePieces of the bullet embedded \/ in your skin. Even \/ that which you come from \/ will never be the\u003cbr\u003esame. \/ But from violence comes \/ the tides, the seasons.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennie\u003cbr\u003eMalboeuf\u003c\/b\u003e is the\u003cbr\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003ejump the gun\u003c\/i\u003e, forthcoming\u003cbr\u003efrom (BOA Editions, 2025), and \u003ci\u003eGod had a\u003cbr\u003ebody\u003c\/i\u003e, awarded the 2019 Blue Light Books Prize by Adrian Matejka \u003ci\u003e(Indiana UP\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eIndiana Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 2020). Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePleiades\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gettysburg Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly\u003cbr\u003eReview\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarvard\u003cbr\u003eReview\u003c\/i\u003e. Born and raised in Kentucky, she received a BA at Centre College\u003cbr\u003eand an MFA at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is the\u003cbr\u003erecipient of a 2020 NC Arts Council Fellowship. She lives in Kentucky with her\u003cbr\u003ehusband, son, and dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70\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 April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353815990521,"sku":"9781960145413","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/nXUWRzc_X-9781960145413.webp?v=1769828600","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/jump-the-gun-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}