{"product_id":"the-maverick-room-poems-9781555974145","title":"The Maverick Room: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith its defiance for any one tradition or voice, Thomas Sayers Ellis's debut becomes a powerful argument against monotony\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e A dream. A democracy. A savage liberty.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e And yet another anthem and yet another heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand yet another party wants you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Wants you wants you wants you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--from \"Groovallegiance\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn one poem, Thomas Sayers Ellis prognosticates, \"Pretty soon, the Age of the Talk Show \/ Will slip on a peel left in the avant- gutter.\" The result is \u003ci\u003eThe Maverick Room\u003c\/i\u003e, the testing ground of determination and serendipity, where call-and-response becomes Steinian echo becomes Post-Soul percussive pleasure becomes a bootlegged recording hustled out of a D.C. go-go club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555974145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.05w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2005 pg. 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2004 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2004 pg. 724\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/24\/2005 pg. 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e102155 \/ Maverick Room: Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thomas Sayers Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474192629941,"sku":"9781555974145","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7b2a5ae6-e878-4d79-a067-8e54cee1e91b.jpg?v=1754405163","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-maverick-room-poems-9781555974145","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}