{"product_id":"extinction-theory-poems-paperback","title":"Extinction Theory: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKien Lam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKyle Dargan\u003c\/b\u003e (Selected by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExtinction Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of pseudoscience poems that try to provide rationales for some of life's most salient mysteries. Where is God? What does it mean to belong? Who killed the dinosaurs? Kien Lam creates new worlds with new rules to better answer these perennial questions. His poetry is that of discovery, of looking at the world as if for the first time. Lam exposes the transitory and transcendent nature of things and how we find meaning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of this collection is also a cataloging of the smaller \"extinctions\" in life. Every passing moment is the death of something, and try as we might to recreate the feeling, it can never be the same. Maybe it's a relationship. Maybe it's a donut. It changes its shape as we juxtapose it against something new.\u003ci\u003e Extinction Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is as much about language as it is about the absence of language. Of English, of Vietnamese, and then of neither.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKIEN LAM is a Kundiman Fellow and an Indiana University MFA alumnus. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he writes about professional video game players.\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 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751441236256,"sku":"9780820362731","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a595f1beb94854576c0d0c479e6a8423.webp?v=1779973416","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/extinction-theory-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}