{"product_id":"clues-from-the-animal-kingdom-paperback","title":"Clues from the Animal Kingdom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his fifth collection of poems, Christopher Kennedy sifts through the detritus of the past to uncover the memories, images, and symbols that shape an individual's consciousness. Looking to animals and their instincts for inspiration, drawing shape from the poet's Irish Catholic working-class roots, these prose poems transcend grief and depression by seeking humanity's place in the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Kennedy is the author of \u003ci\u003eClues from the Animal Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2018) \u003ci\u003eEnnui Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2011), \u003ci\u003eEncouragement for a Man Falling to His Death\u003c\/i\u003e (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2007), which received the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award, \u003ci\u003eTrouble with the Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (Low Fidelity Press, 2003), and \u003ci\u003eNietzsche's Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (Mitki\/Mitki Press, 2001). He is one of the translators of \u003ci\u003eLight and Heavy Things: Selected Poems of Zeeshan Sahil, \u003c\/i\u003e (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2013), published as part of the Lannan Translation Series. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares, Plume, New York Tyrant, Ninth Letter, Wigleaf, The Threepenny Review, Mississippi Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2011, he was awarded an NEA Fellowship for Poetry. He is a professor of English at Syracuse University where he directs the MFA Program in Creative Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769839550752,"sku":"9781942683643","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3b3b4e9307200fd5018f09c39ed166fc.webp?v=1780357982","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/clues-from-the-animal-kingdom-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}