{"product_id":"shapeshift-volume-52-9780816523429","title":"Shapeshift: Volume 52","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Fourteen ninety-something, \/ \u003ci\u003esomething\u003c\/i\u003e happened \/ and no one can pick it out of the lineup . . . \"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In words drawn from urban and Navajo perspectives, Sherwin Bitsui articulates the challenge a Native American person faces in reconciling his or her inherited history of lore and spirit with the coldness of postmodern civilization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShapeshift\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of startling new poetry that explores the tensions between the worlds of nature and man. Through brief, imagistic poems interspersed with evocative longer narratives, it offers powerful perceptions of American culture and politics and their lack of spiritual grounding. Linking story, history, and voice, \u003ci\u003eShapeshift\u003c\/i\u003e is laced with interweaving images--the gravitational pull of a fishbowl, the scent of burning hair, the trickle of motor oil from a harpooned log--that speak to the rich diversity of contemporary Din  writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Tonight, I draw a raven's wing inside a circle \u003cbr\u003e measured a half second \u003cbr\u003e before it expands into a hand. \u003cbr\u003e I wrap its worn grip over our feet \u003cbr\u003e As we thrash against pine needles inside the earthen pot.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With complexities of tone that shift between disconnectedness and wholeness, irony and sincerity, Bitsui demonstrates a balance of excitement and intellect rarely found in a debut volume. As deft as it is daring, \u003ci\u003eShapeshift\u003c\/i\u003e teases the mind and stirs the imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816523429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 6.14w x 0.23d","brand":"Sherwin Bitsui","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140463722677,"sku":"9780816523429","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4e65f8c6-271d-4457-bb19-16cfe6cd9933.jpg?v=1695699743","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shapeshift-volume-52-9780816523429","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}