{"product_id":"alabama-poems-9780807180105","title":"Alabama: Poems","description":"\u003ci\u003eAlabama\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on a boy from a rural, fundamentalist community who becomes a pacifist, feminist, and existentialist poet. Labyrinth, meditation, fable, and peasant poem, formed from interleaved strands of prose vignettes and lineated poetry, this collection is at once a tale of cultural exile and familial loyalty, and an unflinching look at regional shame that doubles as a love story, all expressed with the intimate voice and vision of Rodney Jones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most honored poets of his generation, \u003cb\u003eRodney Jones\u003c\/b\u003e has been praised for his narrative and lyrical skills, as well as the empathy, intelligence, accessibility, and original humor of his work. He is the author of eleven poetry books, including \u003ci\u003eSalvation Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, and \u003ci\u003eElegy for the Southern Drawl\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. In 2016, he became the second poet to be inducted into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620946481426,"sku":"9780807180105","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_739a2c49-d7a6-4d9b-92eb-ef1a27b69371.jpg?v=1732576277","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alabama-poems-9780807180105","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}