{"product_id":"american-experiment-a-poem-volume-42-9781680034561","title":"American Experiment: A Poem Volume 42","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAmerican Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e, Aaron Baker embarks on a harrowing odyssey through the depths of the American subconscious. Guided by the spirit of Walt Whitman (a character of somewhat suspect motives in this iteration), Baker's Dantean journey leads him through an ever more perilous underworld of American histories, myths, and mythmakers. Chronicling the pair's transcontinental passage from west to east (a kind of reverse Manifest Destiny), Baker offers a radical reimagining of Whitman's legacy, American poetry, and the role of the poet while inviting us to confront echoes of the nation's past and the enduring complexities of its present. With formal innovations that mirror the fluidity of Whitman's verse, Baker adds qualities of verbal subtlety and formal nimbleness perhaps more typical of Whitman's then mostly unknown contemporary, Emily Dickinson. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e offers both narrative sweep and lyrical intensity, engaging deeply with literary history while relentlessly pushing the boundaries of poetic technique and form. This journey through hell is also a sustained meditation on the soul of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trp: The University Press of Shsu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781680034561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 7.01w x 0.42d","brand":"Aaron Baker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360448180405,"sku":"9781680034561","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5730ca56-3f01-4425-8dcf-3487ec2f830d.jpg?v=1773720994","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-experiment-a-poem-volume-42-9781680034561","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}