{"product_id":"portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-brown-man-poems-9781636282404","title":"Portrait of the Artist as a Brown Man: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis collection consists of odes to the Mexican American, first-gen experience as well as surreal prose poems with cultural references and settings native to the Los Angeles area. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe collection opens with odes to everyday images and symbols of the Latinx community. In an age of elevated racism, these odes seek to celebrate Latinx culture in the face of constant scapegoating, ridicule, and surveillance. Also, this collection explores surreal prose poetry both in the suburbs and barrios of Los Angeles and the larger American landscape. \"A future prizewinner,\" according to former US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, this collection seeks to celebrate the Mexican American experience while also exploring how surrealism and absurdism can lead to wondrous discoveries about the self, community, and the imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Hen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636282404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80","brand":"Jose Hernandez Diaz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45187163685045,"sku":"9781636282404","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_48ab63cc-6bf8-42e6-a12e-c316fa316a5c.jpg?v=1742271312","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-brown-man-poems-9781636282404","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}