{"product_id":"my-favorite-tyrants-9780299297848","title":"My Favorite Tyrants","description":"\u003ci\u003eWinner of the 2014 Brittingham Prize in Poetry, selected by Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe word \"tyrant\" carries negative connotations, but in this new collection, Joanne Diaz tries to understand what makes tyranny so compelling, even seductive. These dynamic, funny, often poignant poems investigate the nature of tyranny in all of its forms--political, cultural, familial, and erotic. Poems about Stalin, Lenin, and Castro appear beside poems about deeply personal histories. The result is a powerful exploration of desire, grief, and loss in a world where private relationships are always illuminated and informed by larger, more despotic forces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner, Midwest Book Award for Poetry, Midwest Independent Publishers Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoanne Diaz is an assistant professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University. She is the author of an earlier collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eThe Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e, and her poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAGNI\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She is also a past recipient of writing fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556033401106,"sku":"9780299297848","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e36374cd-dd1e-48ea-a751-2adfa88d3ee2.jpg?v=1731747208","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-favorite-tyrants-9780299297848","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}