{"product_id":"archon-after-paperback","title":"Archon \/ After - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Ellen Kocher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A surreal poetry collection considering memory and self-discovery through the character of the archon, the keeper of the mental archive.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Ruth Ellen Kocher's \u003ci\u003eArchon \/ After\u003c\/i\u003e, the archive is revealed as both a form of violence and of memory, of site and of event. As keeper of the archive, Kocher's archon determines what pieces of the past may be preserved, housed, documented, ordered, and reviewed. Through these poems, the archon dives deep into memories and into the mysteries of daily life, and, in governance over the future, determines what will be and should be forgotten. The act of forgetting becomes archival violence, with the archon not only serving as the guardian of what remains in the archive but also as an eradicator who decides what is purged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The imagistic and surreal language of this collection invites us to explore a non-logical terrain as we follow the protagonist into her darkest memories and find a path for our own journey of self-discovery. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Ellen Kocher\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight previous books: \u003ci\u003egodhouse\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Third Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN Open Book Award; \u003ci\u003eEnding in Planes\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Lyric: The Gigans and Lovely Gun\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003edomina Un\/blued\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Dorset Prize and the 2014 PEN\/Open Book Award; \u003ci\u003eOne Girl Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Green Rose Prize;\u003ci\u003e When the Moon Knows You're Wandering\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDesdemona's Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Cave Canem Foundation, MacDowell, and Yaddo and is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a distinguished professor of English at the University of Colorado. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725151932479,"sku":"9781632431578","price":27.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/80ce0e4b7da888df61f4411a18347112.jpg?v=1765105368","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/archon-after-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}