{"product_id":"the-listening-9780820326610","title":"The Listening","description":"Kyle Dargan's debut collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Listening\u003c\/i\u003e, searches through the cluttered surface of contemporary life to tune into the elemental sounds within the marrow of living\/life. Throughout the collection, Dargan interweaves elements of his heritage with the present day--jazz influences blend with hip-hop; neoslave narratives run parallel with the intimate tale of civil rights leaders; post-9\/11 America is juxtaposed with family portraits of the sixties and seventies--to reveal the continuous, though ever changing, music of the world around us. Whether capturing the famous Ali-Frazier fight in Manila or a trip to the local barbershop, Muddy Waters or boyhood blacktop games, Dargan gives voice to the most poignant and fleeting aspects of our everyday existence. With singular incisiveness and vigor, these poems act simultaneously as psalms and elegies, praising life at the same time they lament its inevitable passing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kyle Dargan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Cave Canem Poetry Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.44w x 2.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820326610","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43014812631177,"sku":"9780820326610","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3e92252d-8a07-4119-bfc7-917b734408b9.jpg?v=1727761909","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-listening-9780820326610","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}