{"product_id":"ordinary-beast-poems","title":"Ordinary Beast: Poems","description":"ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S TOP 10 POETRY BOOKS OF FALL 2017\nNPR'S MOST ANTICIPATED POETRY BOOKS OF 2017\nA striking, full-length debut collection from Virgin Islands-born poet Nicole Sealey\n\nThe existential magnitude, deep intellect, and playful subversion of St. Thomas-born, Florida-raised poet Nicole Sealey’s work is restless in its empathic, succinct examination and lucid awareness of what it means to be human.\n\nThe ranging scope of inquiry undertaken in Ordinary Beast—at times philosophical, emotional, and experiential—is evident in each thrilling twist of image by the poet. In brilliant, often ironic lines that move from meditation to matter of fact in a single beat, Sealey’s voice is always awake to the natural world, to the pain and punishment of existence, to the origins and demises of humanity. Exploring notions of race, sexuality, gender, myth, history, and embodiment with profound understanding, Sealey’s is a poetry that refuses to turn a blind eye or deny. It is a poetry of daunting knowledge.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062688812\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0062688812.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sealey, Nicole\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43534263189565,"sku":"BVV.0062688812.A","price":6.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0062688812-0.jpg?v=1788217233","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/ordinary-beast-poems","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}