{"product_id":"american-quasar-9781597094481","title":"American Quasar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*HONORABLE MENTION for the 2022 International Latino Book Awards, Juan Felipe Herrera Best Poetry Book Award - One Author - English*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Quasar\u003c\/em\u003e is a visual-textual collaboration between poet David Campos and artist Maceo Montoya. What began as an exploration of the precipice of violence evolved into an excavation of self, a deep meditation on how country, family, and trauma affect the ability to love. The images and words build a poetic space where the body is understood in both physical and celestial terms, giving a spiritual dimension to the collection's larger claim that the political is personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCampos, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Campos\u003c\/strong\u003e is the son of Mexican immigrants, a CantoMundo fellow, and the author of \u003cem\u003eFurious Dusk \u003c\/em\u003e(University of Notre Dame Press, 2015) which won the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize. His poems and other work have appeared in\u003cem\u003e Prairie Schooner, \u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003eAmerican Poetry Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eQueen Mob's Teahouse\u003c\/em\u003e among many others. He teaches English at Fresno City College. For more information, visit his website at www.davidcampos.co.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMontoya, Maceo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaceo Montoya\u003c\/strong\u003e's paintings, drawings, and prints have been featured in exhibitions and publications throughout the country as well as internationally. He has published three works of fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Scoundrel and the Optimist\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), \u003cem\u003eThe Deportation of Wopper Barraza\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), and \u003cem\u003eYou Must Fight Them: A Novella and Stories\u003c\/em\u003e (2015), as well as Letters to the Poet from His Brother (2014), a hybrid book combining images, prose poems, and essays. His most recent publication is \u003cem\u003eChicano Movement for Beginners\u003c\/em\u003e, a work of graphic nonfiction. Montoya is an associate professor in the Chicana\/o Studies Department at UC Davis. More information about his work can be found at www.maceomontoya.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Hen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718709514514,"sku":"9781597094481","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a1f9299-0880-488c-b0a1-74892a13c368.jpg?v=1734647321","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-quasar-9781597094481","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}