{"product_id":"oceanic-aimee-nezhukumatathil-paperback","title":"Oceanic -- Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nezhukumatathil's poems contain elegant twists of a very sharp knife. She writes about the natural world and how we live in it, filling each poem, each page with a true sense of wonder.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eRoxane Gay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Cultural strands are woven into the DNA of her strange, lush... poems. Aphorisms...from another dimension.\" --\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With unparalleled ease, she's able to weave each intriguing detail into a nuanced, thought-provoking poem that also reads like a startling modern-day fable.\" --\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Poetry Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"How wonderful to watch a writer who was already among the best young poets get even better!\" --\u003cstrong\u003eTerrance Hayes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith inquisitive flair, Aimee Nezhukumatathil creates a thorough registry of the earth's wonderful and terrible magic. In her fourth collection of poetry, she studies forms of love as diverse and abundant as the ocean itself. She brings to life a father penguin, a C-section scar, and the Niagara Falls with a powerful force of reverence for life and living things. With an encyclopedic range of subjects and unmatched sincerity, Oceanic speaks to each reader as a cooperative part of the earth, an extraordinary neighborhood to which we all belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \"Starfish and Coffee\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd that's how you feel after tumbling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\nlike sea stars on the ocean floor over each other.\n\nA night where it doesn't matter\n\nwhich are arms or which are legs\n\nor what radiates and how--\n\nonly your centers stuck together.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAimee Nezhukumatathil \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of four collections of poetry. Recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and the prestigious Eric Hoffer Grand Prize, Nezhukumatathil teaches creative writing and environmental literature in the MFA program at the University of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aimee Nezhukumatathil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.9\" H x 5.9\" L x 0.3\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781556595264\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197325963563,"sku":"9781556595264","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781556595264_a9aeacce-ddbf-4678-9c8f-a2459ee62560.jpg?v=1777874800","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/oceanic-aimee-nezhukumatathil-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}