{"product_id":"hardly-creatures-poems-9781963108248","title":"Hardly Creatures: Poems","description":"Brilliant and innovative, Rob Macaisa Colgate's debut poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eHardly Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e, takes the form--visually and metaphorically--of an accessible art museum. Through nine sections that act as gallery rooms, the book shepherds the reader through the radiance and mess of the disability community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the heart of the collection is an exploration and recognition of access intimacy. Marked with universal access symbols to guide the way, poems mimic sensory rooms, tactile replicas, benches for resting, and more; \"the body of a poem\" itself is reimagined through formal experimentation, as abecedarians are scrambled out of order and sestinas are pressurized into new sequences. These poems also play with pop culture allusions, social media posts, and the infinite possibilities within queer love and deep friendships. With lyrical clarity and attention to language, \u003cem\u003eHardly Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e reaches out and offers inventive, heartfelt insights for all readers, and celebrates the disability community through the lens of a visionary new voice in poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tin House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963108248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rob Macaisa Colgate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107809554613,"sku":"9781963108248","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6042719b-237d-4707-ac3a-ba5448e8ca81.jpg?v=1765862469","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hardly-creatures-poems-9781963108248","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}