{"product_id":"late-to-the-search-party-poems-paperback","title":"Late to the Search Party: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Espada Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA raw, crystalline debut poetry collection exploring themes of family, addiction, belonging, and loss--a searching elegy of the fissures that have come to define contemporary American life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe unsettled border between absence and presence haunts this stunning collection, in which poet laureate Steven Espada Dawson contemplates belonging, identity, family, and grief in poems about his own half-immigrant Mexican American family: his dying mother who raised him, his addict brother who has been missing for more than a decade, and his absent father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChronicled in four parts, shifting restlessly between childhood memories, the sudden disappearance of his brother, and the inevitable loss of his ailing mother, \u003ci\u003eLate to the Search Party\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it means to be a family of one--to be orphaned, whether by fate or by circumstance. In language that is both grounded and ethereal, Dawson tallies the losses and looks at what remains: the frustration and anger, the bewilderment and sadness--and the affection and humor that makes itself felt in spite of everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vivid and thoughtful meditation on love and loss, \u003ci\u003eLate to the Search Party\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to the families that inspire and confound us all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Espada Dawson is from East Los Angeles. The son of a Mexican immigrant, he is a former Ruth Lilly Fellow and Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellow. His poems appear in many journals and have been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest New Poets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest of the Net\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePushcart Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, and Sarabande's \u003ci\u003eAnother Last Call: Poems on Addiction \u0026amp; Deliverance\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught creative writing at universities, libraries, and prisons across the country. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, where he serves as poet laureate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43155930251327,"sku":"9781668081563","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/wSI8FGLBx59781668081563.webp?v=1776967836","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/late-to-the-search-party-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}