{"product_id":"some-are-drowning-paperback","title":"Some Are Drowning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReginald Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first collection of poems enacts the struggle of a young black gay man in his search for identity. Many voices haunt these poems: black and white, male and female, the oppressor's voice as well as the oppressed. The poet's aim, finally, is to rescue some portion of the drowned and the drowning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReginald Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e (1963-2008) was the author of five previous books of poetry: \u003ci\u003eFata Morgana; Otherhood; Wrong; Angel, Interrupted;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSome Are Drowning.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has been widely anthologized, and has appeared in four editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and two Pushcart Prize anthologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.89 x 5.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722433105983,"sku":"9780822955474","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5d36f66912fc5ed2c178a97770fd0fb9.webp?v=1765095745","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/some-are-drowning-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}