{"product_id":"hymn-for-the-black-terrific-paperback","title":"Hymn for the Black Terrific - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKiki Petrosino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in this, Kiki Petrosino's second collection, fulfill the promise of her debut effort, \u003ci\u003eFort Red Border\u003c\/i\u003e, and further extend the terms of our expectations for this extraordinary young poet. The book is in two sections, the first a focused collection of wildly inventive lyrics that take as launch pad such far flung subjects as allergenesis, the contents and significance of swamps, a revised notion of marriage, and ancestors--both actual and dreamed. The eponymous second section is a cogent series, or long poem, based on a persona named the eater, who, along with the poems themselves, storms voraciously through tablefuls of Chinese delicacies (each poem in the series takes its titles from an actual Chinese dish), as well as through doubts and confident proclamations from regions of an exploratory self. \u003ci\u003eHymn for the Black Terrific\u003c\/i\u003e has Falstaffian panache; it is a book of pure astonishment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKiki Petrosino\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFort Red Border\u003c\/i\u003e (Sarabande, 2009) and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTransom\u003c\/i\u003e, an independent on-line poetry journal. She holds graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and the Iowa Writer's Workshop. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eTin House, FENCE, Jubilat, Gulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Petrosino teaches creative writing at the University of Louisville.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiki Petrosino is the author of \u003ci\u003eFort Red Border\u003c\/i\u003e (Sarabande, 2009) and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTransom\u003c\/i\u003e, an independent online poetry journal. She holds graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and the Iowa Writer's Workshop. Her poems have appeared in\u003ci\u003e Tin House, FENCE, Jubilat, Gulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Petrosino teaches creative writing at the University of Louisville.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 59\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769916916000,"sku":"9781936747597","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c80240a475f78df5e4714c169e4c207a.webp?v=1780359757","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hymn-for-the-black-terrific-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}