{"product_id":"northern-soul-9781848613195","title":"Northern Soul","description":"Northern Soul is the second poem in a major sequence entitled Universe, following on from Revelator- published by BookThug in Canada in 2013. Universe is a work that, were Ron Silliman to live long enough, would take him three centuries to complete; it is a poem of globalization and post-global poetics (an important reason for publishing several sections outside the author's native USA). Northern Soul is a book-length poem of observation and reminiscence, a kaleidoscope of impressions occasioned by visits to Lancashire, in the north-west of England, where the author has several times appeare at the Bury Text Festival; Lancashire is also home to the Northern Soul music scene - another moment of US\/UK interpretation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilliman, Ron:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ron Silliman has written and edited over 30 books, and has had his poetry and criticism translated into 12 languages. He has worked as a political activist, editor, and market analyst. Among his honors, Silliman was a 2012 Kelly Writers House Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, and the 2010 recipient of the Levinson Prize, from the Poetry Foundation. His sculpture poetry (\u003cem\u003eBury Neon\u003c\/em\u003e) is permanently on display in the transit centre of Bury, Lancashire, and he has a plaque in the walk dedicated to poetry in his home town of Berkeley, although he now lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania.","brand":"Shearsman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50433295221010,"sku":"9781848613195","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af7cf700-c084-4e99-8375-c826652fa105.jpg?v=1729566276","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/northern-soul-9781848613195","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}