{"product_id":"this-is-not-a-death-sentence-paperback","title":"This is Not a Death Sentence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnton Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore the depths of \u003cem\u003eThis is Not A Death Sentence: A Memoir in Verse\u003c\/em\u003e by Anton Jones, where poetry meets the raw truths of living on the schizophrenic spectrum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJones crafts a poignant narrative that weaves together the threads of depression, mania, boxing, door-to-door sales, delusional crushes, poverty, haunted houses, suicide, healthcare challenges, homelessness, fatherhood, and the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest. Each poem serves as a fragment of Jones's fractured reality, reflecting the relentless struggle to conceal stigmatized symptoms only to confront them head-on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis poetry captures the essence of this lived experience, depicting the suffocation of coherent thought through a cascade of movements, associations, and vivid hallucinogenic imagery. Despite years of decline and what seems like an endless fight, Jones finds the strength to confront his illness, refusing to surrender to despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnton Jones is a tenure-track professor and program lead of the English department at Concordia University Chicago. He teaches English and Creative Writing while assisting with the publication of the university's two literary magazines: Motif and Caesura. He attributes his love for writing to a decade spent composing silly poetry around a campfire with his best friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755165974816,"sku":"9781957430249","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/be10f36b665b07c262231ca3a11eb491.webp?v=1780051835","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/this-is-not-a-death-sentence-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}