{"product_id":"elementary-particles-paperback-2","title":"Elementary Particles - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSneha Madhavan-Reese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart family history, part scientific exploration, \u003ci\u003eElementary Particles\u003c\/i\u003e examines the world through the lens of a daughter grieving the loss of her beloved father.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough keen, quiet observation, Sneha Madhavan-Reese's evocative new collection takes us from the wide expanse of rural India to the minute map of Michigan we carry on the palms of our hands. These poems contemplate ancestral language, the wonder and uncertainty of scientific discovery, the resilience of a dung beetle, the fleeting existence of frost flowers on the Arctic Ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe collection is full of familiar characters, from Rosa Parks to Seamus Heaney to Corporal Nathan Cirillo, anchoring it in specific moments in time and place, but has the universality that comes from exploring the complex relationship between a child and her immigrant parents, and in turn, a mother and her children. \u003ci\u003eElementary Particles\u003c\/i\u003e examines the building blocks of a life - the personal, family, and planetary histories, transformations, and losses we all experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSneha Madhavan-Reese\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Detroit and now lives with her family in Ottawa. Her writing has appeared in publications around the world, including \u003ci\u003eThe Best Canadian Poetry in English 2016\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the 2015 winner of \u003ci\u003eArc Poetry Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Diana Brebner Prize, was shortlisted for the 2015 Montreal International Poetry Prize, and received an honourable mention at the 2018 National Magazine Awards. She is the author of one previous poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eObserving the Moon.\u003c\/i\u003e\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 0.39 x 8.43 x 5.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726831325247,"sku":"9781771316194","price":24.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5f248e56112367b62bb449bf951d5da4.webp?v=1765112494","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/elementary-particles-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}