{"product_id":"barter-poems-paperback","title":"Barter: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMonica Youn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Barter exchanges history for myth, direct speech for epistles, activity for observation . . . breathtaking.\" --Claudia Rankine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFelix the Rat's hind feet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ecould be Barbie hands--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e same pink, same \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003einjection-molded seaming.\u003c\/i\u003e--from \"Electronica\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poems in \u003ci\u003eBarter\u003c\/i\u003e, Monica Youn's exciting first collection, negotiate transactions between scarcity and excess, pornography and abstraction, the thing and the thing seen. Rendered with a dazzling array of structures and allusions, these poems describe--and become--a strange gallery of paintings and portraits. She offers a Polaroid left on a windshield, step-by-step instructions for \"Drawing for Absolute Beginners,\" a stereoscope with a box of slides. Both an homage to and a warning against nonexistent things, Barter introduces a vibrant new voice and a new way of seeing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonica Youn\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in Houston, Texas. A former Stegner Fellow, she has published poems in numerous anthologies and journals, including \u003ci\u003eAgni\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFence\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently lives in Manhattan, where she is an intellectual property lawyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.86 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758951989536,"sku":"9781555973810","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/92dddb9b81c8c86ce9d848161a5bf1b2.webp?v=1780139805","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/barter-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}