{"product_id":"the-gilded-auction-block-poems-9780374538712","title":"The Gilded Auction Block: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incisive new collection of poetry on political and contemporary themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'm made of murderers I'm made\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf nobodies and immigrants and the poor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand a whole \/ Family the mother's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eliver and her lungs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Auction Block\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed poet Shane McCrae considers the present moment in America on its own terms as well as for what it says about the American project and Americans themselves. In the book's four sections, McCrae alternately responds directly to Donald Trump and contextualizes him historically and personally, exploding the illusions of freedom of both black and white Americans. A moving, incisive, and frightening exploration of both the legacy and the current state of white supremacy in this country, \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Auction Block\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about the present that reaches into the past and stretches toward the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374538712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Shane McCrae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636675965084,"sku":"9780374538712","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7cb413c6-2e8d-4608-8f7b-859276d1b354.jpg?v=1603842615","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gilded-auction-block-poems-9780374538712","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}