{"product_id":"junk-9781941040973","title":"Junk","description":"The third book in Tommy Pico's Teebs trilogy, \u003cem\u003eJunk\u003c\/em\u003e is a breakup poem in couplets: ice floe and hot lava, a tribute to Janet Jackson and nacho cheese. In the static that follows the loss of a job or an apartment or a boyfriend, what can you grab onto for orientation? The narrator wonders what happens to the sense of self when the illusion of security has been stripped away. And for an indigenous person, how do these lost markers of identity echo larger cultural losses and erasures in a changing political landscape? In part taking its cue from A.R. Ammons's Garbage, Teebs names this liminal space \"Junk,\" in the sense that a junk shop is full of old things waiting for their next use; different items that collectively become indistinct. But can there be a comfort outside the anxiety of utility? An appreciation of \"being\" for the sake of being? And will there be Chili Cheese Fritos?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTommy \"Teebs\" Pico \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the books \u003ci\u003eIRL\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNature Poem\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJunk\u003c\/i\u003e. He's been the recipient of awards and fellowships from the Whiting Foundation, the Lambda Literary Foundation, the Poetry Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Brooklyn Public Library. He co-curates the reading series Poets with Attitude, co-hosts the podcast Food 4 Thot, and is a contributor editor at Literary Hub. Originally from the Viejas Indian reservation of the Kumeyaay nation, he now lives in Los Angeles, CA.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tin House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51812614635794,"sku":"9781941040973","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30e10795-8934-4b98-9b17-9b053f4009ac.jpg?v=1766492649","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/junk-9781941040973","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}