{"product_id":"state-of-the-union-50-political-poems-9781933517339","title":"State of the Union: 50 Political Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom rough optimism to sharp criticism, fifty American poets present new work dissecting the current political climate in America. Wide-ranging writers bring their bold voices to this collection, including Eileen Myles, Matthew Rohrer, Rebecca Wolff, Terrance Hayes, Joe Wenderoth, and Tao Lin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Walking by Hope Street\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLook at the landscape, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA lot of damage, no?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut we are here together, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd of needing me, here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe world needs me, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe are too alone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd what of our orange daylight, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing darker as the lamplit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrees grow dark. There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs not enough to say.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut our hands, our gentle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrozen hands sift through\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings like numbers out of breath.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt will all be okay, I promise.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePromise who? Promise the faded land.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Noelle Kocot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Literary Agency\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoretta Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing has died, the other\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eday. Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eunrealized. Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand found, lost again, bathos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emy motivation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emy Elysian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003edream. The place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003einside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003euntutored, incorruptible, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewithout relation. That's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esomething to hold onto, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand uncontingency\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003edressing the wound. That's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esad and just \"what it is.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is what it is.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat's what I say\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhen I can't bear the news.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Rebecca Wolff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wave Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933517339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.70w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2008 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joshua Beckman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53024226934965,"sku":"9781933517339","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781933517339.jpg?v=1787667579","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/state-of-the-union-50-political-poems-9781933517339","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}