{"product_id":"gorgeous-freak-paperback","title":"Gorgeous Freak - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Poole\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book of poetry meant to conjure the future while nourishing the present, Julie Poole's second collection is inspired by movement within the Texan cityscape.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from 2016-2017 during a taut political moment, \u003ci\u003eGorgeous Freak\u003c\/i\u003e follows Poole's decision to start keeping a poetry journal while commuting by foot around Austin. Her intent, folded carefully in these slender and jagged poems, is to call out to a future soulmate, pulling them back into her present: hot, humid Austin, Texas, in the first year of the Trump presidency, traversed by foot miles a day, watching the seasons change through surrounding urban flora and fauna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Poole\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, journalist, and filmmaker based in Austin. She received a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.F.A. from the New Writers Project at the University of Texas. She has received fellowship and grant support from the James A. Michener Center, the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and the PEN Writers Fund. She has been a resident at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, the Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency, and Yaddo. Her first book of poems, \u003ci\u003eBright Specimen\u003c\/i\u003e, was inspired by the Billie L. Turner Plant Resources Center at UT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726249529407,"sku":"9781646053094","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/94d9af77533369e50dc2be0b36e9aaf6.webp?v=1765109881","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/gorgeous-freak-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}