{"product_id":"auction-poems-paperback","title":"Auction: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQuan Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoems about the Freedom That Arises When We Finally Let Go \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In\u003ci\u003e Auction\u003c\/i\u003e, her first poetry collection in eight years, the poet, novelist, and playwright Quan Barry travels the globe in her signature quest into the existential nature of experience. These poems explore the inner landscapes of both the human and animal realms, revealing them to be points along the same spectrum. At the heart of the book lies an extended study of toxic storytelling as an element of warcraft, but Barry also contemplates the death of a Buddhist master, the plight of migrants both at home and abroad, the ethics of travel and consumption, and the larger question of how and why we construct a self in order to navigate the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuan Barry\u003c\/b\u003e is the Lorraine Hansberry Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Born in Saigon and raised on Boston's north shore, Barry is the author of seven books of fiction and poetry, including the novel \u003ci\u003eWhen I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East\u003c\/i\u003e. She is one of a select group of writers to receive National Endowment for the Arts fellowships in both poetry and fiction. In 2021 her novel \u003ci\u003eWe Ride Upon Sticks\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the American Library Association's Alex Award. Barry's first play production, \u003ci\u003eThe Mytilenean Debate\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered in spring 2022. She is currently Forward Theater's first ever writer-in-residence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8.9 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691410231359,"sku":"9780822967170","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/dd58e1de7ffdc536bda08023864e639b.webp?v=1764992013","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/auction-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}