{"product_id":"i-o-paperback","title":"I\/O - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMadeleine Wattenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2021 Miller Williams Poetry Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadeleine Wattenberg's debut collection \u003ci\u003eI\/O\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the 2021 Miller Williams Poetry Prize, alternates between epistolary poems to the mythical figure Io and lyrical interrogations of science, myth, and the historical record. Wattenberg casts Io--the priestess of Hera who was turned into a heifer--as a woman struggling to navigate the terrain between choice and coercion. Accompanying the letters to Io are poems whose explorations range from laboratories to airships in their pursuit of answers. Here the poetic imagination emerges as its own laboratory, drawing inspiration as much from ancient myth as from science and steampunk as it refuses to be constrained by a final conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadeleine Wattenberg is a PhD candidate in creative writing at the University of Cincinnati. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSixth Finch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMid-American Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest New Poets\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of awards from the Academy of American Poets and the Taft Research Center, Wattenberg holds an MFA from George Mason University. She serves as associate editor for the \u003ci\u003eCincinnati Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699333500991,"sku":"9781682261637","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b34d24d463a8aedcd5aedc6887a3711d.webp?v=1765013253","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/i-o-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}