{"product_id":"empire-paperback-8","title":"Empire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eXochiquetzal Candelaria\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing both lyrical and narrative forms, these concise verses explore a family history set against the larger backdrop of Mexican history, immigration, and landscapes of the Southwest. The poet's delicate touch lends these poems an organic quality that allows her to address both the personal and the political with equal grace. Straightforward without being simplistic or reductive, these poems manage to be intimate without seeming self-important. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This distinctive collection ranges from the frighteningly whimsical image of Cort s dancing gleefully around a cannon to the haunting and poignant discovery of a dead refugee boy seemingly buried within the poet herself. The blending of styles works to blur the lines between subjects, creating a textured narrative full of both imagination and nuance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e situates individual experience in the wider social context, highlighting the power of poetry as song, performance, testimony, and witness. Addressing themes such as war, family, poverty, gender, race, and migration, Candelaria gives us a dialogue between historical and personal narratives, as well as discreet \"conversations\" between content and form.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt times frighteningly whimsical or haunting and poignant, Empire is a book of poetry that explores a family history set against the backdrop of Mexican history. Candalaria truly shows the power of poetry as song, performance, testimony and witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eXochiquetzal Candelaria has had her work published in \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New England Review, Gulf Coast, The Seneca Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other magazines and journals. She holds degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and New York University and has received multiple fellowships, including those from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the National Endowment for the Arts. She teaches at San Francisco City College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130459885703,"sku":"9780816528820","price":20.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b84bb289565407a30315b8e9d2fcf573.webp?v=1732610985","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/empire-paperback-8","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}