{"product_id":"map-to-the-stars-9780143130574","title":"Map to the Stars","description":"\u003cb\u003eA resonant new collection of poetry from Adrian Matejka, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for The Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMap to the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, the fourth poetry collection from National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist Adrian Matejka, navigates the tensions between race, geography, and poverty in America during the Reagan Era. In the time of space shuttles and the Strategic Defense Initiative, outer space is the only place equality seems possible, even as the stars serve to both guide and obscure the earthly complexities of masculinity and migration. In Matejka's poems, hope is the link between the convoluted realities of being poor and the inspiring possibilities of transcendence and escape--whether it comes from \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, the dream of being one of the first black astronauts, or Sun Ra's cosmic jazz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143130574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adrian Matejka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096030118069,"sku":"9780143130574","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_395f89c2-ac9a-474b-957d-41aefeb0283d.jpg?v=1692801093","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/map-to-the-stars-9780143130574","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}