{"product_id":"self-portrait-as-the-i-in-florida-paperback","title":"Self-Portrait as the I in Florida - 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\u003eP. Scott Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\". . . formally various and deliciously propulsive.\" --Kaveh Akbar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA love letter to Miami and a meditation on fatherhood, \u003ci\u003e Self-Portrait as the \"i\" in Florida\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vivid picture of contemporary South Florida in all its contradictions and beauty. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelected by Major Jackson as the winner of the Donald Justice Poetry Prize, Cunningham's second collection weaves together ecological and familial landscapes, capturing both the spectacle--burning sugarcane fields, snake farms, chaotic highways--and the daily rituals that bind a family: school drop-offs, sick days, and small kindnesses. Blending formalist and free verse, the book becomes both an inquiry into belonging and a celebration of the essential everyday moments that define a life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once panoramic and deeply personal, Cunningham writes with a documentarian's eye and a father's heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP. Scott Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and essayist from Boca Raton. His debut collection, \u003ci\u003eYa Te Veo\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Arkansas, 2018), was selected by Billy Collins for the Miller Williams Poetry Series. His poems, essays, and translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e American Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eEight Miami Poets \u003c\/i\u003e(Jai Alai, 2014), a mini-anthology of Miami poets, and \u003ci\u003eBallerz 2K20\u003c\/i\u003e (O, Miami, 2021), a zine of basketball poems, as well as the creator and series editor of The Miami Trilogy, three anthologies of Miami writers that address issues critical to their communities. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the founder of O, Miami, a nonprofit dedicated to amplifying the poetry of Miamians. He lives with his children and his wife, the writer Christina Frigo, in Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.7 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48330614997241,"sku":"9781637681183","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/piuC047Di09781637681183.webp?v=1777380923","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/self-portrait-as-the-i-in-florida-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}