{"product_id":"crying-my-best-poems-volume-2-paperback","title":"Crying My Best: Poems Volume 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngelica Esquivel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrying My Best \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful poetry debut that brims with emotional urgency and that delves into the complex, often hidden histories of the poet's Midwestern Mexican American family. With unflinching honesty and clarity, these poems confront intergenerational addiction, cultural estrangement, and personal and collective grief. Here, language makes survival possible and becomes a turning point for transformation and a hard-won sense of wonder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVersoFrontera, No. 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by Octavio Quintanilla\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngelica Esquivel\u003c\/b\u003e is a Xicana poet and artist from Fostoria, Ohio. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePoet Lore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBarrelhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Public Space\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first chapbook, \u003ci\u003eA Casual Apocalypse in Acapulco\u003c\/i\u003e, received the Prima Materia Award from First Matter Press. She is the recipient of the 2021 Zocalo Poetry Prize and currently serves as the inaugural 2025-2026 YpsiWrites Writer in Residence of Ypsilanti, Michigan. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.81 x 6.81 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46400244777095,"sku":"9781680034912","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/zVtjYuAOGV9781680034912.webp?v=1793587831","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/crying-my-best-poems-volume-2-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}