{"product_id":"mustard-milk-and-gin-9781938235641","title":"Mustard, Milk, and Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA remarkable debut collection about identical twin sisters and their parents' struggle with addiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I am busy seeing,\" declares the reverent and ever-curious speaker of \u003cem\u003eMustard, Milk, and Gin.\u003c\/em\u003e In this haunting debut, Megan Denton Ray unflinchingly sifts through the sediment of a girlhood ruled by service. Everything in these poems sweats--the sunflower working hard for its first pair of leaves, the sister feeding her twin like a father, the men and women working in a community ravaged by the opioid crisis. With tender restraint, Ray's poems question the infallibility of devoutness while finding solace in the classification of the natural world. What results is a powerhouse voice that chooses preservation above all else. No poppy, wild carrot, or honeycomb is too small a treasure as Ray weaves stories of loss and mercy through both dreamscapes and domestic scenes alike. The forgettable and forgotten ignite--these poems are gifts of curiosity and care. \u003cem\u003eMustard, Milk and Gin i\u003c\/em\u003es the winner of the 2019 New Southern Voices Poetry Prize as selected by G.C. Waldrep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hub City Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938235641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Megan Denton Ray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671316525212,"sku":"9781938235641","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_db9466d9-c891-4934-bb0d-66a644bf1c94.jpg?v=1603925077","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mustard-milk-and-gin-9781938235641","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}