{"product_id":"gut-9781632430977","title":"Gut","description":"\u003cb\u003eThese poems follow the aftermath of and recovery from trauma.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amanda Larson's \u003ci\u003eGut \u003c\/i\u003ebegins with an epigraph from Frank O'Hara: \"Pain always produces logic, which is very bad for you.\" From there, Larson launches an unflinching interrogation of how a young woman maintains agency in the wake of trauma, violence, and desire. Larson spins a conversation between works of feminist theory--including the those of Cathy Caruth, Susan Bordo, Patricia Hill Collins, Anne Carson, Hélène Cixous, and bell hooks--and her own experiences. The book moves through Larson's recovery while questioning the limits of the very term and of language as a whole. She employs a variety of different forms, including prose, Q\u0026amp;A poems, and a timeline, reflecting both the speaker's obsession with control and her growing willingness to let it go. With a measured voice, Larson finds a path for how to move beyond logic during processes of trauma and recovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGut\u003c\/i\u003e won the Omnidawn 1st\/2nd Book Contest, selected by Jericho Brown. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Larson\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer from New Jersey, and she is currently an MFA Candidate in Poetry at New York University. Her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eMichigan Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Square Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Omnidawn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50448239984914,"sku":"9781632430977","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fa9a9b05-815e-49a7-a6dc-396a931bc7d7.jpg?v=1729730570","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gut-9781632430977","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}