{"product_id":"fast-animal-paperback","title":"Fast Animal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Seibles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2012 National Book Award Finalist in Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Crisply comic, disarmingly frank, and aurally bold ...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection by African American poet Tim Seibles explores a range of poetic form, including lyric, ode, narrative, and mystical. Like a fast animal, the poet's voice can swiftly change direction and tone as he crisscrosses between present and past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Built like one single sustained song, \u003ci\u003eFast Animal\u003c\/i\u003e is alive with music, ardor, and wit that flow in utterances that are uniquely  Seibles'] and his alone.--Laure-Anne Bosselaar, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hour Between\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Delores Jepps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt seems insane now, but\u003cbr\u003eshe'd be standing soaked\u003cbr\u003ein schoolday morning light, \u003cbr\u003eher loose-leaf notebook, \u003cbr\u003eflickering at the bus stop, \u003cbr\u003eand we almost trembled \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eat the thought of her mouth\u003cbr\u003efilled for a moment with both\u003cbr\u003eof our short names. I don't know\u003cbr\u003ewhat we saw when we saw\u003cbr\u003eher face, but at fifteen there's\u003cbr\u003eso much left to believe in... \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Seibles\u003c\/b\u003e, who teaches at Old Dominion University, is the author of six previous books, including \u003ci\u003eBody Moves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHurdy-Gurdy\u003c\/i\u003e. His poetry has been featured in \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry 2010\u003c\/i\u003e. Seibles has been the recipient of an NEA grant for poetry and Open Voice award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Seibles is an American poet born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He earned his BA from Southern Methodist University and his MFA from Vermont College. Currently he teaches English and creative writing at Old Dominion University in Virginia. He also teaches in the Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing, and at Cave Canem Foundation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeibles received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, and was honored with the Open Voice Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis poems have been published in literary journals and anthologies such as The Kenyon Review and Ploughshares, and \u003ci\u003eNew American Poets in the 90's\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772798501152,"sku":"9780983294429","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/43c9810dd52bed5b60bc099e77465d2c.webp?v=1780414604","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fast-animal-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}