{"product_id":"lily-livered-paperback","title":"Lily-livered - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWren Hanks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJerrod Schwarz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSandra Beasley\u003c\/b\u003e (Selected by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" 'On Earth, a fish barricades her den \/ and emerges male two months later, \/ melon-head worthy of brawling and teeth, ' announces one of the brilliant sectioned poems central to Lily-livered. 'On Mars, the sunset is blue. \/ She asks me about this second life \/ of red dirt, burnt skin. What do you enjoy \/\/ about being a man?' Although framed by a series of 'transiversaries, ' to describe this collection in diaristic terms would not do justice to the overlay of questions raised around gender, beauty, diet, desire, violence, medication and self-medication. An interest in refrain and cyclical structures anchors us, pleasingly counterbalanced against enjambment and an adventuresome sense of the line; we welcome cultural cameos from Shakespeare, HBO, and indie rock. This is a stunning read that showcases a sophisticated, exciting approach to contemporary poetics.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Sandra Beasley, \u003cem\u003eCount the Waves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lily-livered is a beautifully braided catalog of ways to live and not die. Wren Hanks writes on friendship, hunger, touch, transformation, and the inheritance of a trait for which the chapbook is named. 'Imagine it happened in a barn, a meat cellar.' These poems unfurl as an array of forms, forms of life, with sensuous patterns and particulars. With 'stubble the possible field, ' Hanks breathes lines that combine ribaldry, romance, and refrain into stunning, surprising images and interconnections. This is a smart, moving collection that you will love reading alone or with friends. 'The ground is safe.' \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Oliver Baez Bendorf, \u003cem\u003eAdvantages of Being Evergreen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 6.5 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42161122541703,"sku":"9781949065107","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7b293ab9ac4993207a4014659869f256.webp?v=1733278503","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lily-livered-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}