{"product_id":"state-of-the-union-50-political-poems-paperback","title":"State of the Union: 50 Political Poems - 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\u003eJoshua Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Zapruder\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom rough optimism to sharp criticism, fifty American poets present new work dissecting the current political climate in America. Wide-ranging writers bring their bold voices to this collection, including Eileen Myles, Matthew Rohrer, Rebecca Wolff, Terrance Hayes, Joe Wenderoth, and Tao Lin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Walking by Hope Street\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLook at the landscape, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA lot of damage, no?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut we are here together, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd of needing me, here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe world needs me, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe are too alone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd what of our orange daylight, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing darker as the lamplit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrees grow dark. There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs not enough to say.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut our hands, our gentle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrozen hands sift through\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings like numbers out of breath.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt will all be okay, I promise.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePromise who? Promise the faded land.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Noelle Kocot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Literary Agency\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoretta Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing has died, the other\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eday. Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eunrealized. Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand found, lost again, bathos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emy motivation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emy Elysian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003edream. The place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003einside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003euntutored, incorruptible, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewithout relation. That's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esomething to hold onto, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand uncontingency\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003edressing the wound. That's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esad and just \"what it is.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is what it is.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat's what I say\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhen I can't bear the news.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Rebecca Wolff\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua Beckman was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His previous books include Your Time Has Come, and two collaborations with Matthew Rohrer. He lives in Seattle and New York. Matthew Zapruder is the author of two collections of poetry: American Linden and The Pajamaist (Copper Canyon, 2006), selected by Tony Hoagland as the winner of the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. He is also co-translator of Secret Weapon, the final collection by the late Romanian poet Eugen Jebeleanu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48902598983929,"sku":"9781933517339","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/qs8FD4qZwR9781933517339.webp?v=1787766762","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/state-of-the-union-50-political-poems-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}