{"product_id":"sand-opera-9781938584091","title":"Sand Opera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSand Opera\u003c\/i\u003e is what political poetry must be like today in our age of seemingly permanent war.--Mark Nowak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSand Opera\u003c\/i\u003e emerges from the dizzying position of being named but unheard as an Arab American and out of the parallel sense of seeing Arabs named and silenced since 9\/11. Polyvocal poems, arias, and redacted text speak for the unheard. Philip Metres exposes our common humanity while investigating the dehumanizing perils of war and its lasting effect on our culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Hung Lyres: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e@\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the bombs fell, she could barely raise\u003cbr\u003eher pendulous head, wept shrapnel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003euntil her mother capped the fire\u003cbr\u003ewith her breast. She teetered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eon the highwire of herself. She\u003cbr\u003elay down \u0026amp; the armies retreated, never\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eshowing their backs. When she unlatched\u003cbr\u003efrom the breast, the planes took off again.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStubborn stars refused to fall . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Metres\u003c\/b\u003e has written a number of books and chapbooks, most recently \u003ci\u003eA Concordance of Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e (Diode, 2013), \u003ci\u003eabu ghraib arias\u003c\/i\u003e (Flying Guillotine, 2011), \u003ci\u003eTo See the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (Cleveland State, 2008), and \u003ci\u003eBehind the Lines: War Resistance Poetry on the American Homefront Since 1941\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Iowa, 2007). His work has appeared widely, including in \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and has garnered two NEA fellowships, the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, four Ohio Arts Council Grants, the Anne Halley Prize, the Arab American Book Award, and the Cleveland Arts Prize. He teaches at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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-2289530\"\u003ePhilip Metres\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938584091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938584090\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-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Metres has written a number of books and chapbooks, most recently \"A Concordance of Leaves\" (Diode, 2013), \"abu ghraib arias\" (Flying Guillotine, 2011), \"To See the Earth\" (Cleveland State, 2008), and \"Behind the Lines: War Resistance Poetry on the American Homefront Since 1941\" (University of Iowa, 2007). His work has appeared widely, including in \"Best American Poetry,\" and has garnered two NEA fellowships, the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, four Ohio Arts Council Grants, the Anne Halley Prize, the Arab American Book Award, and the Cleveland Arts Prize. He teaches at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alice James Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44494339703021,"sku":"9781938584091","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a85b4a49-9abc-4d7c-b598-acbce93fb657.jpg?v=1700927994","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/sand-opera-9781938584091","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}