{"product_id":"black-box-paperback-1","title":"Black Box - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErin Belieu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Belieu's poems use a vernacular of their own to suggest a noir world of erotic innuendo and red lights waiting to be run.\"--\u003ci\u003eNeon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlack Box\u003c\/i\u003e is a raw, intense book, fueled by a devastating infidelity. With her marriage shattered, Erin Belieu sifts the wreckage for the black box, the record of disaster. Propelled by a blistering and clarifying rage, she composed at fever pitch and produced riveting, unforgettable poems, such as the ten-part sequence \"In the Red Dress I Wear to Your Funeral\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI root through your remains, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003elooking for the black box. Nothing left\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ebut glossy chunks, a pimp's platinum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003etooth clanking inside the urn. I play you\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eover and over, my beloved conspiracy, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003emy personal Zapruder film--look. . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Belieu was invited by the Poetry Foundation to keep a public journal on their new website, readers responded to the \u003ci\u003eBlack Box\u003c\/i\u003e poems, calling them \"dark, twisted, disturbed, and disturbing\" and Belieu a \"frightening genius.\" \u003ci\u003eAll true.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eErin Belieu was born and raised in Nebraska and educated at the University of Nebraska, Ohio State, and Boston University. She is the author of three collections of poetry. Her debut, Infanta, was selected for the National Poetry Series and named one of the best books of that year by Library Journal, the National Book Critics' Circle, and Washington Post.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 67\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e L.A. Times Book Prize (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42114085814407,"sku":"9781556592515","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a4bdc26d8e6b77ede61845d0899a0d55.webp?v=1732495407","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/black-box-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}