{"product_id":"el-rey-of-gold-teeth-9798885740197","title":"El Rey of Gold Teeth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTexas Institute of Letters Award finalist for Best First Book of Poetry \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEl Rey of Gold Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e, Reyes Ramirez explores living in America as a first-generation American of Salvadoran and Mexican descent, living among conflicting histories. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the voices of an astronaut, a tennis player, a drag queen, family members, an alternate version of the self, and even a turtle, these propulsive poems embody the many marginalized voices demanding to be remembered in a nation that requires erasure of histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonizing languages and subverting forms, rerouting histories, and finding the mundane made extraordinary, \u003cem\u003eEl Rey of Gold Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e breaks open notions of destiny, in humorous and devastating ways, to reimagine the past and present a new future where lack transforms to abundance, where there will be many answers to every question. Reyes Ramirez's debut poetry collection plays in spaces of both elegy and joy, and introduces a vibrant new talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReyes Ramirez\u003c\/b\u003e (he\/him) is a Houstonian, writer, educator, curator, and organizer of Mexican and Salvadoran descent. He is the author of short story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Wanderers\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) with University of Arizona's Camino del Sol series. Reyes won the 2019 YES Contemporary Art Writer's Grant, 2017 \u003ci\u003eBlue Mesa Review\u003c\/i\u003e Nonfiction Contest, 2014 \u003ci\u003eriverSedge\u003c\/i\u003e Poetry Prize and has poems, stories, essays, and reviews in: I\u003ci\u003endiana Review, Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology, Cosmonauts Avenue, december magazine, Arteinformado, Texas Review, Houston Noir, Gulf Coast Journal, The Acentos Review, Cimarron Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. He is a 2020 CantoMundo Fellow, 2021 Interchange Artist Grant Fellow, 2022 Crosstown Arts Writer in Residence, and has been awarded grants from the Houston Arts Alliance, Poets \u0026amp; Writers, and The Warhol Foundation's Idea Fund. Read more of his work at reyesvramirez.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hub City Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645945254162,"sku":"9798885740197","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c48db882-7493-4ccd-8195-d1118fd7910b.jpg?v=1733165026","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/el-rey-of-gold-teeth-9798885740197","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}