{"product_id":"monk-fruit-paperback-1","title":"Monk Fruit - 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\u003eEdward Salem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMonk Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e, Edward Salem prowls the edges of prophecy and punch line, like Rumi on acid.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward Salem is a poet who knows the void but refuses its totalizing darkness, choosing instead to light matches in its depths. Salem reveals, then expands, worlds with each poem. From Detroit to Gaza, the Big Bang to whatever calamity comes next, he reports from far ahead of the curve, beyond the current cosmic crunch with \"poise and peculiarity\" (Ottessa Moshfegh). A thrilling debut collection and punk treatise, \u003ci\u003eMonk Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e bypasses ideology, finds a side door, and rearranges the furniture.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Salem's\u003c\/b\u003e second poetry collection, \u003ci\u003e Intifadas\u003c\/i\u003e (2026), was selected for the Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry and was a finalist for the National Poetry Series. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMonk Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e (2025). Salem won the 2022 PEN\/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize and BOMB's 2021 Fiction Contest. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Granta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He is the co-founder of City of Asylum\/Detroit, a nonprofit that provides safe-haven fellowships to writers and artists in exile who have been persecuted for their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.82 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353996968185,"sku":"9781643622910","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/6Gk_ESH_EV9781643622910_69fe8d29-f8db-464c-963b-b77d758fac85.webp?v=1769828939","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/monk-fruit-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}