{"product_id":"bestiary-poems-paperback","title":"Bestiary: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonika Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonika Kelly's fierce debut collection, longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award and winner of the 2015 Cave Canem Poetry Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI thought myself lion and serpent. Thought\u003cbr\u003emyself body enough for two, for we.\u003cbr\u003eFound comfort in never being lonely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat burst from my back, from my bones, what lived\u003cbr\u003ealong the ridge from crown to crown, from mane\u003cbr\u003eto forked tongue beneath the skin. What clamor \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewe made in the birthing. What hiss and rumble\u003cbr\u003eat the splitting, at the horns and beard, \u003cbr\u003eat the glottal bleat. What bridges our back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat strong neck, what bright eye. What menagerie\u003cbr\u003eare we. What we've made of ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--from Love Poem: Chimera \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross this remarkable first book are encounters with animals, legendary beasts, and mythological monsters--half human and half something else. Donika Kelly's \u003ci\u003eBestiary\u003c\/i\u003e is a catalogue of creatures--from the whale and ostrich to the pegasus and chimera to the centaur and griffin. Among them too are poems of love, self-discovery, and travel, from Out West to Back East. Lurking in the middle of this powerful and multifaceted collection is a wrenching sequence that wonders just who or what is the real monster inside this life of survival and reflection. Selected and with an introduction by the National Book Award winner Nikky Finney, \u003ci\u003eBestiary\u003c\/i\u003e questions what makes us human, what makes us whole.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonika Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and a scholar, and is currently a lecturer in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program at the University of California, Davis. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eHayden's Ferry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndiana Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWest Branch\u003c\/i\u003e.\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 8.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771617050912,"sku":"9781555977580","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/db6e0c9403020fcff23ad6e37a4d4fb0.webp?v=1780389642","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bestiary-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}