{"product_id":"the-devils-garden-paperback-1","title":"The Devil's Garden - 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\u003eAdrian Matejka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing musical allusion and metaphor, juxtaposing history and autobiography, Matejka navigates a triracial identity. In these poems, having too many heritages means having no heritage at all. As a result, cultural identifiers--be they afros, war paint, or William Shatner--take the place of identity. Vibrant narrative lyrics use image as riff, syllable as note, to improvise on a personal history severed from tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetwixt and Between\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiscegenation's capitol\u003cbr\u003eis the mule. Not quite horse, \u003cbr\u003ealmost donkey. No useful\u003cbr\u003eerection to speak of.\u003cbr\u003eIn any unnatural concoction, \u003cbr\u003esomebody's got to take\u003cbr\u003ethe blame. Freud would say\u003cbr\u003ecredit the mother if props\u003cbr\u003eare necessary.\u003cbr\u003eMulattos\u003cbr\u003eare human mules--half\u003cbr\u003eblack, most times more\u003cbr\u003ethan half white--misogynous\u003cbr\u003eon a good day. All the while, \u003cbr\u003eimpotent between tribes.\u003cbr\u003eBlame: gift of the exotic, \u003cbr\u003elike Hendrix opening\u003cbr\u003efor the Monkees, or Othello\u003cbr\u003ekey holed by Iago. Blessed\u003cbr\u003ebe he with the hybrid vigor\u003cbr\u003eof melanin, arrested between\u003cbr\u003ethe sun and the sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading Adrian Matejka's amazing debut, I was left with the feeling that American Poetry was at last beginning to catch up with early twenty-first century American life. He has written the first serious songs from a world that's about to make itself felt and known.--Cornelius Eady\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 0.25 x 8.51 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47351442866425,"sku":"9781882295418","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OHFiOHZ6TGdKdldXdHBQeVByWmN5UT09.webp?v=1769800307","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-devils-garden-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}