{"product_id":"all-the-possible-bodies-9781949944907","title":"All the Possible Bodies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteeped in the myths we spin about self, family, and nation, the poems of \u003ci\u003eAll the Possible Bodies \u003c\/i\u003eattend to the complexities of violence in America, racial justice, and the intersection of personal and national identity. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePollock's third collection is an emotionally candid and intimate portrait of our varied identities as Americans: the ways we treat one another, the value we assign to each others' lives, and the persistent internal conflict that tugs between our desires and greater duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith clarity of storytelling, musicality of lyric, and crisp language and image, these poems ask: How do we make peace with our hypocrisy and complicity in a social order that harms us all? Can and should we? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingular in its telling and universal in feeling, \u003cem\u003eAll the Possible Bodies \u003c\/em\u003eseeks to answer these questions through its examination of the complicated emotional and spiritual states characteristic of contemporary American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17650293\"\u003eIain Haley Pollock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 5.83w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949944907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949944905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005050\"\u003eAmerican | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE023060\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Political \u0026amp; Protest\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIain Haley Pollock\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eSpit Back a Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eGhost, Like a Place\u003c\/i\u003e (Alice James, 2018), and \u003ci\u003eAll the Possible Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e (Alice James, 2025). His poems have appeared in publications ranging from \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e Pollock has received several honors for his work including the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, the Alice Fay di Castagnola Award from the Poetry Society of America, a 2023 NYSCA\/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Poetry, the Bim Ramke Prize for Poetry from Denver Quarterly, and a nomination for an NAACP Image Award. He serves as Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Manhattanville University in Purchase, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alice James Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766069080301,"sku":"9781949944907","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_88551d02-72ba-4502-aff1-ec3bf624835f.jpg?v=1758645896","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/all-the-possible-bodies-9781949944907","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}