{"product_id":"quicksand-stargazing","title":"Quicksand\/Stargazing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese poems engage with what it means to be an authentic human-animal: to be endangered and empowered at once, to be \"harsh and golden and brave,\" to compassionately inhabit the complex space between the poles of this collection's title. \u003cem\u003eQuicksand\/Stargazing\u003c\/em\u003e amazes me with its range of forms and shapes, all woven through with a voice that is ecstatic, urgent, tender, and unflinching. This voice insists that it is still possible to seriously, honestly, unironically believe in love. \"I am not embarrassed by most things\" proclaims Remi Recchia, and how lucky that makes the readers of this brilliant and necessary book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eF. Daniel Rzicznek, \u003cem\u003eNag Champa in the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecchia, Remi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Remi Recchia is a trans poet and essayist from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is a Ph.D. student in English-Creative Writing at Oklahoma State University. He currently serves as an associate editor for the Cimarron Review. A three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, Remi's work has appeared in Columbia Online Journal, Harpur Palate, and Juked, among others. He holds an MFA in poetry from Bowling Green State University.","brand":"Cooper Dillon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50386988269842,"sku":"9781943899142","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_086ccafe-97b7-4a59-a48e-c3f307d36b9e.jpg?v=1728865449","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/quicksand-stargazing","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}