{"product_id":"shock-by-shock-hardcover","title":"Shock by Shock - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDean Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDean Young challenges the reader to hang on as he jigs from one poetic style to another and sets a wondrous course across a Duchampian landscape.--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Young's work, the big essential questions--mortality, identity, the meaning of life--aren't simply food for thought; they're grounds for entertainment.--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Star \u003c\/i\u003e(Toronto)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDean Young escorts his transplanted heart into invigorating poetic territory that combines the joy of being alive with his signature mixture of surrealism, humor, and fast-cut imagery. A Pulitzer finalist known for his hard-won insights, NPR said it best when they observed that Young sees even in the smallest things the heights of what we can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Harvest: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBring me the high heart of a trapezist.\u003cbr\u003eIf not, bring me the heart of a drunk monk\u003cbr\u003eso I may illuminate an ancient text\u003cbr\u003ein a language I can't understand.\u003cbr\u003eThe brain too is blood, blood racing\u003cbr\u003e100 miles an hour on training wheels\u003cbr\u003eso let me splash through a red puddle, \u003cbr\u003elet me kiss the face of a red puddle, \u003cbr\u003elet me write my crazed, extreme demands\u003cbr\u003eon the frost-cracked window of god's split\u003cbr\u003echest... \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDean Young \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of twelve books of poetry, including finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and Griffin Award. He teaches at the University of Texas and lives in Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDean Young: Dean Young has published eleven books of poetry, including finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and Griffin Award. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the NEA, as well as an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is the William Livingston Chair of Poetry at the University of Texas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771609022752,"sku":"9781556594311","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/68114f26a65ed15879aaac6947cd6143_419b6873-6e28-4c60-b7ae-c343707328ea.webp?v=1780389457","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shock-by-shock-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}