{"product_id":"angel-hannah-a-novel-in-verse-paperback","title":"Angel \u0026 Hannah: A Novel in Verse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIshle Yi Park\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sweeping, unforgettable story of an interracial couple in 1990s New York City who are determined to protect their love against all odds--a reimagining of \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Triumphant . . . sensuous, tender, and faceted like cut glass.\"--Cathy Park Hong, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMinor Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHannah, a Korean American girl from Queens, New York, and Angel, a Puerto Rican boy from Brooklyn, fall in love in the spring of 1993 at a quinceañera: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eunder a torn pink streamer\u003cbr\u003eloose as a tendril of hair--lush-- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ehis eyes. Darkluminous. Warm. A blush\u003cbr\u003efloods her. Hannah sucks in her breath, but \u003cbr\u003ecan't pull back. Music fades. A hush \u003cbr\u003ehe's a young buck in the underbrush, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003estill in a disco ball dance of shadow \u0026amp; light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir forbidden love instantly and wildly blooms along the Jackie Robinson Expressway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold across the changing seasons, \u003ci\u003eAngel \u0026amp; Hannah \u003c\/i\u003eholds all of the tension and cadence of blank verse while adding dynamic and expressive language rooted in a long tradition of hip-hop and spoken word, creating new and magnetic forms. The poetry of Angel and Hannah's relationship is dynamic, arresting, observant, and magical, conveying the intimacies and sacrifices of love and family and the devastating realities of struggle and loss.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIshle Yi Park\u003c\/b\u003e is the first woman to become poet laureate of Queens, New York. An award-winning poet, singer, hula dancer, surfer, certified yoga teacher, lomilomi practitioner, and mother, she's traveled the world reading and performing at universities and writing festivals. Park has organized benefits and shared the stage with other activists, including Sonia Sanchez and Angela Davis. She is of Korean ancestry, and both her daughters were born and are now being raised on the Hawai'ian islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699861983295,"sku":"9780593134320","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/128d443dcb6d0581384e64cc556c2579.webp?v=1765014733","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/angel-hannah-a-novel-in-verse-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}