{"product_id":"mercury-9781934200476","title":"Mercury","description":"\"This astonishing young poet is surely destined to be \u003cb\u003eone of the crucial voices of her generation\u003c\/b\u003e.\"--\u003cb\u003eMichael Silverblatt, \u003ci\u003eBookworm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I applaud Ariana's desire to be \u003cb\u003edisrespectful, lewd, broken, narcissistic\u003c\/b\u003e--all the unforgivable female crimes which if instead were committed by humans would just be called 'hot.' She does it here and she does it WRONG, cheer, cheer.\"--\u003cb\u003eEileen Myles, Poetry Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComposed in the direct, accessible, consciousness-piercing style, Mercury comprises a group of interlocking long poems that speak to the substance and essence of what is said, transmitted, transacted, \"communicated\" between persons. Reines proposes that substance and essence are opposites and explores this in contexts including commercial cinema and internet porn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ariana Reines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fence Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934200476","brand":"Fence Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43256087249033,"sku":"9781934200476","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f122b2df-0e93-43b2-b9ea-6d8e43308353.jpg?v=1736237058","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/mercury-9781934200476","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}