{"product_id":"the-gathering-of-bastards-paperback","title":"The Gathering of Bastards - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRomeo Oriogun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2024 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist in Poetry \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like I knew, standing \u003cbr\u003e on the seashore, the hunger \u003cbr\u003e wracking a migrant's body \u003cbr\u003e is movement. \u003cbr\u003e --from Romeo Oriogun's \"Migrant by the Sea\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gathering of Bastards\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the movement of migrants as they navigate borders both internal and external. At the heart of these poems of vulnerability and sharp intelligence, the poet himself is the perpetual migrant embarked on forced journeys that take him across nations in West and North Africa, through Europe, and through American cities as he navigates the challenges of living through terror and loss and wrestles with the meaning of home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomeo Oriogun\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and now lives in Iowa. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSacrament of Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2020) and \u003ci\u003eNomad\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759034204448,"sku":"9781496234032","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/117a0e39ebbc0ee594e05de1391f1106.webp?v=1780141335","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-gathering-of-bastards-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}