{"product_id":"the-experiment-of-the-tropics-poems-paperback","title":"The Experiment of the Tropics: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Lacambra Ypil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e**Finalist for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards**\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLonglisted for \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Believer Book Awards\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, 2020 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNamed 1 of 6 must-read poetry books in April 2019 by The Millions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe co-winner of the inaugural Gaudy Boy Poetry Book Prize.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrough the lens of history and photography, The Experiment of the Tropics returns to early-twentieth-century Philippines during American occupation and asks, \"How does one look at the past?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy braiding the music of anthropology with the intimacy of the lyric, Lawrence Ypil explores history's archives and excavates a city, both real and imagined, that is constituted by the shimmer of petal and porch, coral and brass--a river-refrigerator where women catch their reflections on the sheen of magazines and men lean against the walls of old houses and beckon, \u003cem\u003ecome here. \u003c\/em\u003e So, we approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpare, musical, and erotic, \u003cem\u003eThe Experiment of the Tropics \u003c\/em\u003euses the intersection of text and image to meditate on the nature of a city and its longing, the revelatory power of photography, and the startling capacity of poetry to cut into the violent but redemptive parts of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737884037183,"sku":"9780982814253","price":20.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d33303127b606ef73cfb1962901a45a4.webp?v=1765151424","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-experiment-of-the-tropics-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}