{"product_id":"wildest-poems-9781636143217","title":"Wildest: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL POETRY SERIES, \u003c\/strong\u003e Kira Tucker's \u003cem\u003eWildest\u003c\/em\u003e rethinks the American Dream as a series of ecological nightmares and the untold stories buried within. These unflinching lyrics bear witness to the raging wildfires, literal and figurative, of social injustice--from the haunting origins of Lake Lanier to the human rights crisis converging at this nation's borders and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooted in the Delta South, \u003cem\u003eWildest\u003c\/em\u003e is a sojourn through geographies of loss and hope--from the diasporic flora of the Puerto Rican rainforest, to the microplastics clouding Mt. Fuji, to the iridescent beauty of Gulf Coast oil spills, and more. Investigating turn-of-the-century dream science alongside apocalyptic climate data, this collection insists on a reclamation of wildness. Each poem reaches--through personal memory, archives of public life, and seeds of possibility--toward a richer understanding of our collective unconscious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbove all, this striking debut asks: how might we dream, grieve, and make meaning at this global tipping point?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636143217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96","brand":"Kira Tucker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53458848940213,"sku":"9781636143217","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781636143217.jpg?v=1791297383","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wildest-poems-9781636143217","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}