{"product_id":"come-kingdom-poems-paperback","title":"Come Kingdom: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerrick Harriell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDave Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerrick Harriell's new book, \u003ci\u003eCome Kingdom, \u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a Black man's journey toward an ever-elusive American Dream with poems anchored in the trenches of personal crossroads ranging from child conception to substance abuse and racism. The collection follows a male speaker as he and his partner family plan, hoping to provide their son with a sibling. Their troubles burst through in bold poems that incorporate both medical and mental hurdles. At the same time, it pays homage to Black musical icons such as Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, Tupac Shakur, and Nipsey Hussle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With spirited vulnerability and gritty lyricism, Harriell reveals the stakes and hauntings of relentless generational traumas. A tour de force of outcry and courage, \u003ci\u003eCome Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e confronts shifting social, political, and musical climates. On a more intimate level, it also follows a couple's desperate attempts to become parents again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerrick Harriell \u003c\/b\u003eis the Ottilie Schillig Associate Professor of English and African American Studies at the University of Mississippi. His previous collections of poems include \u003ci\u003eStripper in Wonderland, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCotton, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRopes, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the 2014 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Poetry Book Awa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760716022048,"sku":"9780807177976","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/029b4236e309a26056c8a814d749ff82.webp?v=1780187848","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/come-kingdom-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}