{"product_id":"jimmy-rita-9781936205684","title":"Jimmy \u0026 Rita","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of the wonderful things about \u003ci\u003eJimmy \u0026amp; Rita\u003c\/i\u003e is that Kim Addonizio never imposes herself in any way, so the poems sing themselves into us. We experience the victories and defeats of Jimmy and Rita as they struggle through the boundless claustrophobia of their world. I think of them and there is a sense of sadness within me. Yet I think of what Addonizio has accomplished and I feel joy.\"--Hubert Selby, Jr \" Kim Addonizio's work is distinguished by two of the rarest qualities in American poetry: a sense of dramatic life on the page and a sense of class consciousness. Both are evident in \u003ci\u003eJimmy \u0026amp; Rita\u003c\/i\u003e, a book that streams with the fragmented unity, pace and visceral immediacy of a film: --Stuart Dybeck\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKIM ADDONIZIO lives in Oakland, CA. She is the author of five books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eTell Me\u003c\/i\u003e (BOA Editions), which was a National Book Award Finalist. Her most recent collection is \u003ci\u003eLucifer at the Starlite\u003c\/i\u003e (W.W. Norton). She has two books on writing, also from Norton: \u003ci\u003eThe Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry \u003c\/i\u003e(with Dorianne Laux) and \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within.\u003c\/i\u003e A Selected Poems, \u003ci\u003eTwo Losers Stand on a Corner, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in Arabic by Kalima Press. \u003ci\u003eIn the Box Called Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e, a short story collection, was published by FC2. Addonizio has also authored two novels, \u003ci\u003eLittle Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Dreams Out in the Street\u003c\/i\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stephen F. Austin University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50506833592594,"sku":"9781936205684","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_87fd5c09-079d-4f04-9136-57a7808692f0.jpg?v=1730854468","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jimmy-rita-9781936205684","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}