{"product_id":"a-shiver-in-the-leaves-paperback","title":"A Shiver in the Leaves - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuther Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarl Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNestled against the backdrop of Seattle's flora, fauna, and cityscape, Luther Hughes' debut poetry collection wrestles with the interior and exterior symbiosis of a gay Black man finding refuge from the threat of depression and death through love and desire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHughes draws readers into a Seattle that is heavily entrenched in violent anti-Blackness, and full of vulnerable and personal encounters from both the speaker's past and present. With reverent and careful imagery, Hughes fashions deeply saturated, tender vignettes that reckon relationships between family and friends, lovers, nature, and the police-state.\u003ci\u003eA Shiver in the Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e is stunningly cinematic in its layered portrayal of the never-ending dualities of a queer Black poet's life in the city. Hughes's interrogation of selfhood renders a sharply intimate and viscerally powerful reimagining of what it means to be alive in a body, and what it can mean \u003ci\u003eto live\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuther Hughes is the author of the chapbook \u003ci\u003eTouched\u003c\/i\u003e (Sibling Rivalry Press), recommended by the American Library Association. He is the founder of Shade Literary Arts, a literary organization for queer writers of color, and co-hosts \u003ci\u003eThe Poet Salon \u003c\/i\u003epodcast with Gabrielle Bates and Dujie Tahat. Recipient of the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellowship and 92Y Discovery Poetry Prize, his writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review, Paris Review, Seattle Times, Orion Magazine, Poetry Northwest, Hayden's Ferry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. He curates a monthly poetry newsletter called Lue's Poetry Hour. Luther currently lives in Seattle, where he was born and raised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758784938272,"sku":"9781950774678","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb5685fb0c464844e0498b682964051d.webp?v=1780135408","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-shiver-in-the-leaves-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}