{"product_id":"the-milk-of-your-blood-paperback","title":"The Milk of Your Blood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosé Luís Oseguera\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Milk of Your Blood \u003c\/i\u003eis a luminous journey through landscape and memory. Jos  Oseguera's elegant craft and vivid imagery are constant companions throughout this collection. His epiphanies are often anchored in the velvet undertow of cultural tradition, the shining ephemera of the natural world, and the uncomfortable beauty of human relationships. Intensely personal, yet wildly accessible, \u003ci\u003e The Milk of Your Blood \u003c\/i\u003efeels both organic and purpose-driven. From the primal and visceral, to the sophisticated and intellectual, this collection is satisfying on every level. It shows the world what we have known for years; Oseguera is a national treasure. Few poets can transport and challenge readers the way he can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jason Splichal, Founder and Co-Editor of\u003ci\u003e Sky Island Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJos  Oseguera's new collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eThe Milk of Your Blood, \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a soulful and earnest lament in sharp, economic lines where his ear is always pitch-perfect. Questioning and revelatory, these poems explore a violent homescape, while seeking safety. The answers lie yonder. The narratives offer love after disappointed love. We are afraid when, yet again, another love as hope of healing appears near the end. We want to hope for hope. To hope for love. When the poet says, \"we breathed for three,\" the reader is caught holding their breath, still hoping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-JL Jacobs, Editor of \u003ci\u003eAbstract Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJos  Oseguera's debut collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Milk of Your Blood, \u003c\/i\u003e is a modest miracle of grand import. In two halves that fit together like the lobes of a brain or a heart, it mines the well-intentioned shortfalls of our parents to illumine the terrors of repeating those same patterns with our own children. Along the way, it casts a clear and compassionate eye on love in all its forms-familial, erotic, altruistic and divine-while stunning the reader with unconventional imagery, unexpected rhythms, and unsentimental juxtapositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book drenched in blood, sweetened with milk and honey, and steeped in all the precious bodily fluids that define our human lives. Surrender yourself in its pages and these poems will present you with nothing less than life itself. I'm honored to have been among the first to encounter Oseguera's work. I will certainly not be the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-William Shunn, Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Terrorist, \u003c\/i\u003eeditor of\u003ci\u003e The Piltdown Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51778270855456,"sku":"9781950462926","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f8a6e21e77d346b162daa538663313f9.webp?v=1780505904","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-milk-of-your-blood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}