Spectral Evidence: Poems by Gregory Pardlo Hardcover Book

Description: Spectral Evidence by Gregory Pardlo LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY . A powerful meditation on Blackness, beauty, faith, and the force of law, from the beloved award-winning author of Digest and Air TrafficLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY . A powerful meditation on Blackness, beauty, faith, and the force of law, from the beloved award-winning author of Digest and Air TrafficElegant, profound, and intoxicating-Spectral Evidence, Gregory Pardlos first major collection of poetry after winning the Pulitzer Prize for Digest, moves fluidly among considerations of the pro-wrestler Owen Hart; Tituba, the only Black woman to be accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials; MOVE, the movement and militant separatist group famous for its violent stand-offs with the Philadelphia Police Department ("flames rose like orchids . . . / blocks lay open like egg cartons"); and more.At times cerebral and at other times warm, inviting and deeply personal, Spectral Evidence compels us to consider how we think about devotion, beauty and art; about the criminalization and death of Black bodies; about justice-and about how these have been inscribed into our present, our history, and the Western canon- "If I could be / the forensic dreamer / . . . / . . . my art would be a morticians / paints." FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography GREGORY PARDLOs collection Digest won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Pardlo is also the author of Air Traffic, a memoir in essays, and Totem. His poems and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, American Poetry Review, Boston Review, The Nation, The New York Times, and elsewhere. His other honors include fellowships from the New York Public Librarys Cullman Center, the Guggenheim Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Pardlo is poetry editor at Virginia Quarterly Review, codirector for the Study of Global Racial Justice at Rutgers University, and a visiting associate professor of practice in Literature & Creative writing at NYU Abu Dhabi. Review "When one of Americas foremost poets publishes a collection for the first time in nearly a decade it is a major event—particularly when that poet is uniquely suited to grappling with whats been going on in America over the past nine years…. As ever Pardlo moves through poetic registers with ease, from high to low and back again, as he witnesses the world in all its terrible beauty. From fallen heroes of professional wrestling (seriously) to this countrys infinite hostility to its Black citizens, Pardlos is the poetic eye (and heart) we need right now." —Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub"Gregory Pardlos exceptional third collection of poems, brilliantly explicates the way the mind is culturally programmed to deal with otherness by projecting racist and sexist fears onto that other. . . . This is the success of Spectral Evidence: Pardlos sensitivity, emotional intelligence, and insistence on an embodied (distinctly not spectral) treatment of race and womanhood. It is not just a book about racialized/gendered violence and its inheritance. It is not just about our national identity and the ways it is bound up in that violence. Spectral Evidence is about the self, the way it works, and the ways these histories are inscribed upon it." —Los Angeles Review of Books"A deeply moving and thoughtful collection that points at the hurt and heart of human experience." —The Collegio"Stunning. . . . [Pardlo] is adept at wordplay. . . . Each poem demands to be read on a granular level. . . . Form, lyricism, and imagery are expertly presented, and the result is a compelling, cohesive collection addressing timely topics. A beautiful addition to Pardlos already impressive oeuvre." —Booklist, *starred review*"[Spectral Evidence] lays bare the flimsy foundations of Americas justice system. . . . With characteristic intelligence, Pardlo confronts uncomfortable and enduring truths." —Publishers Weekly, *starred review* "Infused with a scholars deep knowledge of literature, art, and history. . . . [Spectral Evidence is] complex, linguistically rich, and unsparing in its analysis of both the current national psyche as well as the poets own." —Library Journal, *starred review* Details ISBN1524731781 Author Gregory Pardlo Pages 128 Publisher Alfred A. Knopf Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781524731786 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-01-30 Imprint Alfred A. Knopf Subtitle Poems Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations 4 ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT AU Release Date 2024-01-30 NZ Release Date 2024-01-30 US Release Date 2024-01-30 UK Release Date 2024-01-30 DEWEY 811.6 Audience General ISBN-10 1524731781 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:157985380;

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