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Somebody Else Sold the World

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by Adrian Matejka
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Availability:In StockContributor:Adrian MatejkaSeries:Penguin PoetsPublish date:2021-07-06Pages:96
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143136446ISBN-10:143136445UPC:9780143136446Book Category:Poetry, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:AmericanBook Topic:African American & BlackSize:8.30 x 5.40 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SCJ8NTS5VW
A resonant new collection on love and persistence from the author of The Big Smoke, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize

The poems in Adrian Matejka's newest and fifth collection, Somebody Else Sold the World, meditate on the ways we exist in an uncontrollable world: in love and its aftermaths, in families that divide themselves, in protest-filled streets, in isolation as routines become obsolete because of lockdown orders and curfews. Somebody Else uses past and future touchstones like pop songs, love notes, and imaginary gossip to illuminate those moments of splendor that persist even in exhaustion. These poems show that there are many possibilities of brightness and hope, even in the middle of pandemics and revolutions.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143136446ISBN-10:143136445UPC:9780143136446Book Category:Poetry, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:AmericanBook Topic:African American & BlackSize:8.30 x 5.40 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SCJ8NTS5VW
Adrian Matejka's most recent collection of poetry is Somebody Else Sold the World. His other books are Map to the Stars; The Big Smoke, which was the winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and a finalist for both the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize; Mixology, which was selected for the National Poetry Series; The Devil's Garden (Alice James Books, 2003), winner of the New York / New England Award; and Last On His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century, a graphic portrait of the boxing legend Jack Johnson. Among Matejka's other honors are fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Lannan Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and United States Artists. He served as Poet Laureate of the state of Indiana in 2018-19 and now lives in Chicago, where he is Editor of Poetry Magazine.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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