{"product_id":"stray-9781496205582","title":"Stray","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Zimbabwean writer Bernard Farai Matambo's poems in \u003cem\u003eStray\u003c\/em\u003e favor a prose-shaped line as they uncover the contradictory impulses in search of emotional and intellectual truth. \u003cem\u003eStray\u003c\/em\u003e not only captures the essence of identity but also eloquently articulates the pain of displacement and speaks to the vulnerability of Africans who have left their native continent. This collection delicately examines the theme of migration--migration in a literal, geographic sense; migration of language from one lexicon to another; migration of a poem toward prose--and the instability of the creative experience in the broader sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496205582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bernard Farai Matambo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389505900725,"sku":"9781496205582","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a8797c44-c791-4bb8-97d1-469a10b56f2b.jpg?v=1663681560","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/stray-9781496205582","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}