{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-light-paperback","title":"The Trouble with Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeremy Michael Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Light\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeremy Michael Clark reflects on the legacy of familial trauma as he delves into questions about belonging, survival, knowledge, and self-discovery in unflinching lyrical poems. \"Like you,\" he writes, \"I have . . . [a] history of \/ hardly caring for my body, of letting \/ whoever drink their share of me, \/ thinking it could cure \/ my fear of dirt.\" Whether ruminating on intimacy, lineage, identity, faith, or addiction, Clark's poems embody a restless, rigorous curiosity. Largely set in the poet's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, his portraits of interiority gracefully juxtapose the sorrows of alienation and self-neglect with the restorative power of human connection. In one of the most affectionate--and characteristically ambivalent--poems in the collection, Clark recalls, \"For days, doubt struck as does lightning \/ across the span of night. . . . Love? If it exists, \/ it's the uncertainty one feels before a thunderclap, \/ after the sky's gone dark again.\" A vulnerable and transporting debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Light\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital record of how grief can endure, and how we can yet endure ourselves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Michael Clark\u003c\/b\u003e earned his MFA from Rutgers University-Newark and his MSW from the University of Pennsylvania after working as an editorial assistant at \u003ci\u003eCallaloo\u003c\/i\u003e. His poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Common\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoem-a-Day\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSouthern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. His work has also been recognized with support from the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop, Cave Canem, the Community of Writers, and the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724375855167,"sku":"9781682262498","price":27.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8f1a397fc0b37bab7bc9265fc2f06284.webp?v=1765102443","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-trouble-with-light-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}