{"product_id":"spectral-evidence-poems","title":"Spectral Evidence: Poems","description":"LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY •\nFINALIST FOR THE KINGSLEY TUFTS POETRY AWARD • A powerful meditation on Blackness, beauty, faith, and the force of law, from the beloved award-winning author of Digest and Air Traffic\n\nElegant, profound, and intoxicating—Spectral Evidence, Gregory Pardlo’s first major collection of poetry after winning the Pulitzer Prize for Digest, moves fluidly among considerations of the pro-wrestler Owen Hart; Tituba, the only Black woman to be accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials; MOVE, the movement and militant separatist group famous for its violent stand-offs with the Philadelphia Police Department (“flames rose like orchids . . . \/ blocks lay open like egg cartons”); and more.\n\nAt times cerebral and at other times warm, inviting and deeply personal, Spectral Evidence compels us to consider how we think about devotion, beauty and art; about the criminalization and death of Black bodies; about justice—and about how these have been inscribed into our present, our history, and the Western canon: “If I could be \/ the forensic dreamer \/ . . . \/ . . . my art would be a mortician’s \/ paints.”\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1524731781\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1524731781.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pardlo, Gregory\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\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 shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43478237708349,"sku":"BVV.1524731781.G","price":7.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1524731781-0.jpg?v=1786918604","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/spectral-evidence-poems","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}