{"product_id":"lily-livered-9781949065107","title":"Lily-livered","description":"\u003cp\u003e\" 'On Earth, a fish barricades her den \/ and emerges male two months later, \/ melon-head worthy of brawling and teeth, ' announces one of the brilliant sectioned poems central to Lily-livered. 'On Mars, the sunset is blue. \/ She asks me about this second life \/ of red dirt, burnt skin. What do you enjoy \/\/ about being a man?' Although framed by a series of 'transiversaries, ' to describe this collection in diaristic terms would not do justice to the overlay of questions raised around gender, beauty, diet, desire, violence, medication and self-medication. An interest in refrain and cyclical structures anchors us, pleasingly counterbalanced against enjambment and an adventuresome sense of the line; we welcome cultural cameos from Shakespeare, HBO, and indie rock. This is a stunning read that showcases a sophisticated, exciting approach to contemporary poetics.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Sandra Beasley, \u003cem\u003eCount the Waves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lily-livered is a beautifully braided catalog of ways to live and not die. Wren Hanks writes on friendship, hunger, touch, transformation, and the inheritance of a trait for which the chapbook is named. 'Imagine it happened in a barn, a meat cellar.' These poems unfurl as an array of forms, forms of life, with sensuous patterns and particulars. With 'stubble the possible field, ' Hanks breathes lines that combine ribaldry, romance, and refrain into stunning, surprising images and interconnections. This is a smart, moving collection that you will love reading alone or with friends. 'The ground is safe.' \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Oliver Baez Bendorf, \u003cem\u003eAdvantages of Being Evergreen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Driftwood Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50511598420242,"sku":"9781949065107","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1847a5fc-a33b-4474-a0f9-c1af4de1ef35.jpg?v=1730947316","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lily-livered-9781949065107","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}