{"product_id":"the-gilded-auction-block-poems-paperback","title":"The Gilded Auction Block: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShane McCrae\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incisive new collection of poetry on political and contemporary themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'm made of murderers I'm made\u003cbr\u003eOf nobodies and immigrants and the poor \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eand a whole \/ Family the mother's\u003cbr\u003eliver and her lungs \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Auction Block\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed poet Shane McCrae considers the present moment in America on its own terms as well as for what it says about the American project and Americans themselves. In the book's four sections, McCrae alternately responds directly to Donald Trump and contextualizes him historically and personally, exploding the illusions of freedom of both black and white Americans. A moving, incisive, and frightening exploration of both the legacy and the current state of white supremacy in this country, \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Auction Block\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about the present that reaches into the past and stretches toward the future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShane McCrae\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five previous books of poetry: \u003ci\u003eIn the Language of My Captor\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the William Carlos Williams Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Too Big to Kill\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2014 Lexi Rudnitsky \/ Editor's Choice Award; \u003ci\u003eForgiveness Forgiveness\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBlood\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMule\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. He teaches at Columbia University and lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762297962784,"sku":"9780374538712","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/872b4cdf7bfec85fb63228443d6aebf5.webp?v=1780218945","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-gilded-auction-block-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}