{"product_id":"fata-morgana-paperback-2","title":"Fata Morgana - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReginald Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFata Morgana\u003c\/i\u003e mingles personal experience, history, mythology, politics, and natural science to explore the relationships of conception and perception, the self finding its way through a physical and social world not of its own making, but changing the world by its presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReginald Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e (1963-2008) was a Black, gay poet who grew up in the Bronx and went on to receive two MFAs, one from Brown University and one from the Iowa Writers Workshop. He authored two collections of poetry criticism and six poetry collections, all published by the University of Pittsburgh Press: \u003ci\u003eRed Clay Weather\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFata Morgana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Otherhood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Angel, Interrupted\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSome Are Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been widely awarded and anthologized and has appeared in four editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and two Pushcart Prize anthologies. Shepherd received many awards and honors over his career, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.02 x 5.78 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Florida Book Award (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722446049343,"sku":"9780822959519","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/04c37d40729f3a3d07cd6b024b148b86.webp?v=1765095791","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fata-morgana-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}