{"product_id":"ascent-of-the-mothers-9781950268870","title":"Ascent of the Mothers","description":"\u003cb\u003eNoelle Kocot's ninth collection, \u003ci\u003eAscent of the Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e, is a sagacious testament to the ways in which poetry can shape personhood.\u003c\/b\u003e \"I am nothing\" they write, \"Or else I have made myself \/ Too big for words.\" The scope of this book is marked by Kocot's psychic journey punctuated by a near-fatal car crash, which elicited a new understanding of their spirituality and gender nonconforming identity. Generous, self-aware, and resilient, \u003ci\u003eAscent of the Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasure to behold and be shared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoelle Kocot\u003c\/b\u003e (they\/them) is the author of many collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eGod's Green Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (Wave Books, 2020), \u003ci\u003ePhantom Pains of Madness\u003c\/i\u003e (Wave Books, May 2016), \u003ci\u003eSoul in Space \u003c\/i\u003e(Wave Books, 2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Bigger World \u003c\/i\u003e(Wave Books, 2011), and a book of translations of some of the poems of Tristan Corbière, \u003ci\u003ePoet by Default\u003c\/i\u003e (Wave Books, 2011). Their previous works include the discography \u003ci\u003eDamon's Room\u003c\/i\u003e, (Wave Books Pamphlet Series, 2010), \u003ci\u003eSunny Wednesday\u003c\/i\u003e (Wave Books, 2009) and \u003ci\u003ePoem for the End of Time and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Wave Books, 2006). They are also the author of \u003ci\u003e4 and The Raving Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e (both from Four Way Books). Their poems have been anthologized in Best American Poetry in 2001, 2012, and 2013. They are the recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Academy of American Poets, The Fund for Poetry, the American Poetry Review, and a residency fellowship from the Lannan Foundation. Kocot has taught at the University of Texas New Writers' Project and currently teaches in the Creative Writing Department at the New School. They live in New Jersey and are the Poet Laureate of Pemberton Borough.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wave Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525993926930,"sku":"9781950268870","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d66440d-ee0a-4aaf-940f-bbbf531fa4bb.jpg?v=1731253323","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ascent-of-the-mothers-9781950268870","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}