{"product_id":"ghetto-koans-a-personal-archive-paperback","title":"Ghetto Koans: A Personal Archive - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Cagney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese word 'koan' is a seemingly unanswerable riddle used by practitioners of Zen Buddhism to trigger spiritual enlightenment and understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Cagney is an African American poet currently living in Oakland, Ca. He authored two poetry collections: \u003ci\u003eBlack Steel Magnolias In The Hour Of Chaos Theory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMARTIAN: The Saint of Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e. His books won the 2021 James Laughlin Award from Academy of American Poets and the 2019 Josephine Miles Award from PEN Oakland. His poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAlta, Zyzzyva, Poetry Daily, Best American Poetry 2022, Black Imagination: Black Voices on Black Futures, Powerful, Black Powerful: Black Voices Reimagine Revolution, Beat Not Beat, Civil Liberties United\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eColossus: Home\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51889753850144,"sku":"9781625571625","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/y-oaJGAdRm9781625571625.webp?v=1781937311","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ghetto-koans-a-personal-archive-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}