{"product_id":"synthetic-jungle-poems-9780810146211","title":"Synthetic Jungle: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new poetry collection from award-winning author Michael Chang\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A vital breath of life arrives in American poetry with \u003ci\u003eSynthetic Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e, the latest collection from acclaimed poet Michael Chang. With poems in a register both hilarious and scathing, \u003ci\u003eSynthetic Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e effortlessly bashes convention while simultaneously rebuilding the language we use to communicate our fears and joys. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSynthetic Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection written by a brilliant jester who winks at you as you catch their every reference before sharing a laugh at your own self-satisfaction. Themes of identity, sexuality, and literacy play out in a dizzying rhythm of microtheaters. Readers will find themselves giggling, snorting, and guffawing their way through this work: whether at a repudiation of the literary landscape or a critique of a failing justice system, to laugh along with Chang is to recognize your mistakes and, ultimately, grow from them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fractal and kinetic in the quick-witted spirit of John Ashbery and Emily Dickinson, Chang's tender poems dance around, between, and through the personal and philosophical. \u003ci\u003eSynthetic Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e is as sweet as it is grand, and beneath its sarcastic grin reverberates an immense, open heart. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Chang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Curbstone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810146211","brand":"Curbstone Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439206764681,"sku":"9780810146211","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_00635956-e80d-499b-9248-8648b37b1aa5.jpg?v=1715810177","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/synthetic-jungle-poems-9780810146211","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}