{"product_id":"velvet-poems-paperback","title":"Velvet: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Fargason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exposed and exposing collection of poetry on inherited trauma, chronic illness, and the American South\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVelvet\u003c\/i\u003e, the second full-length collection from award-winning poet William Fargason, explores chronic illness, patriarchal abuse, intergenerational trauma, and racial inequality in the American South. Its speaker moves through the generations that preceded him to understand himself, and to heal from traumas both inherited and lived. As part of that heritage, the speaker confronts a family history of participation in racist ideologies and organizations to make sense of his own place within, and responsibility to, this history. In the titular lyric essay, \"Velvet,\" Fargason braids scientific research and YouTube videos in an attempt to forge paths for healing while contending with an inherited chronic disease. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eVelvet\u003c\/i\u003e argues against traditional forms of toxic masculinity and suggests that vulnerability, soft and bleeding as the velvet on a deer's antlers, offers one solution to it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWILLIAM FARGASON\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLove Song to the Demon-Possessed Pigs of Gadara\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Iowa Press, 2020), winner of the 2019 Iowa Poetry Prize. His poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarrative\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. His nonfiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBrevity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Offing\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives with himself in Towson, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763617431840,"sku":"9780810147232","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb14c8bfec8bedfe0418c31efad75ba4.webp?v=1780237036","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/velvet-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}