{"product_id":"controvertibles-paperback","title":"Controvertibles - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQuan Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eControvertibles\u003c\/i\u003e features more of the refined brilliance and delicate lyricism of this poet, cast in a more meditative mode. Throughout, she examines cultural objects by lifting them out of their usual settings and repositioning them in front of new, disparate backdrops. Doug Flutie's famous Hail Mary pass and Rutger Hauer's role in \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e are contextualized within the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Bob Beamon's world-record-setting long jump in the 1968 Olympics is slowed down and examined in the style of \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e's revolutionary bullet time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Samantha Smith, Richard Nixon, the Shroud of Turin, Igor Stravinsky, the largo from Handel's \u003ci\u003eXerxes\u003c\/i\u003e, the resurrection of Lazarus, and the groundbreaking 1984 Apple Computer Super Bowl commercial are among the many disparate people and objects Barry uses to explore the multifaceted nature of existence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuan Barry is the author of two previous poetry collections: \u003ci\u003eAsylum\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eControvertibles\u003c\/i\u003e. She is professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she directs the MFA program in creative writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9.02 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724904665151,"sku":"9780822958604","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/63cd061d9fab3062a5384591d0c5fa5b.webp?v=1765104328","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/controvertibles-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}