{"product_id":"pig-poems-paperback","title":"Pig: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Sax\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the brilliantly talented National Poetry Series and James Laughlin Award winner comes a third collection of poems that uses the humble pig as a lens to explore the body, faith, desire, and power.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis imaginative and singular poetry collection interrogates the broadest ideas surrounding the humble pig--farm animal, men\/masculinity, police and state violence, desire, queerness, global food systems, religion\/Judaism and law--to reimagine various chaotic histories of the body, faith, ecology, desire, hygiene, and power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam Sax draws on autobiography and history to create poems that explore topics ranging from drag queens and Miss Piggy to pig farming and hog lagoons. Collectively, these poems, borne of Sax's obsession, offer a varied picture of what it means to be a human being. Delivered in a variety of forms, infused with humor, grace, sadness, and anger, \u003ci\u003ePig\u003c\/i\u003e is a wholly unique collection from a virtuosic and original poet.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Sax is a queer, jewish, writer and educator. They are the author of \u003ci\u003eMadness\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of The National Poetry Series and \u003ci\u003eBury It, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. They're the two-time Bay Area Grand Slam Champion with poems published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Atlantic, Granta\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. Sam has received fellowships from The National Endowment for the Arts, The Poetry Foundation, Yaddo, and is currently serving as a Lecturer in the ITALIC program at Stanford University. Their first novel \u003ci\u003eYr Dead \u003c\/i\u003ewill be published by McSweeney's in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695777386559,"sku":"9781668019993","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/72e57f3c6781ccb66b8e3ec8dd85b6b4.webp?v=1765005042","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pig-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}