{"product_id":"shock-by-shock-9781556594311","title":"Shock by Shock","description":"\u003cp\u003eDean Young challenges the reader to hang on as he jigs from one poetic style to another and sets a wondrous course across a Duchampian landscape.--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Young's work, the big essential questions--mortality, identity, the meaning of life--aren't simply food for thought; they're grounds for entertainment.--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Star \u003c\/i\u003e(Toronto)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDean Young escorts his transplanted heart into invigorating poetic territory that combines the joy of being alive with his signature mixture of surrealism, humor, and fast-cut imagery. A Pulitzer finalist known for his hard-won insights, NPR said it best when they observed that Young sees even in the smallest things the heights of what we can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Harvest: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBring me the high heart of a trapezist.\u003cbr\u003eIf not, bring me the heart of a drunk monk\u003cbr\u003eso I may illuminate an ancient text\u003cbr\u003ein a language I can't understand.\u003cbr\u003eThe brain too is blood, blood racing\u003cbr\u003e100 miles an hour on training wheels\u003cbr\u003eso let me splash through a red puddle, \u003cbr\u003elet me kiss the face of a red puddle, \u003cbr\u003elet me write my crazed, extreme demands\u003cbr\u003eon the frost-cracked window of god's split\u003cbr\u003echest... \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDean Young \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of twelve books of poetry, including finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and Griffin Award. He teaches at the University of Texas and lives in Austin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556594311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean Young","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42487293247669,"sku":"9781556594311","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3d56c42f-6a0d-4d10-a293-7e2b3ce16c08.jpg?v=1667315178","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shock-by-shock-9781556594311","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}