{"product_id":"refuse-9780822965602","title":"Refuse","description":"Set against the backdrop of the Obama presidency, Julian Randall's \u003ci\u003eRefuse \u003c\/i\u003edocuments a young biracial man's journey through the mythos of Blackness, Latinidad, family, sexuality and a hostile American landscape. Mapping the relationship between father and son caught in a lineage of grief and inherited Black trauma, Randall conjures reflections from mythical figures such as Icarus, Narcissus and the absent Frank Ocean. Not merely a story of the wound but the salve, \u003ci\u003e Refuse\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetry debut that accepts that every song must end before walking confidently into the next music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian Randall\u003c\/b\u003e is a Living Queer Black poet from Chicago. He has received fellowships from \u003ci\u003eCallaloo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOAAT\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Watering Hole\u003c\/i\u003e and was the 2015 National College Slam (CUPSI) Best Poet. Julian is the curator of \u003ci\u003eWinter Tangerine Review\u003c\/i\u003e's Lineage of Mirrors. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in publications such as \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSixth Finch\u003c\/i\u003e and in the anthologies \u003ci\u003ePortrait in Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNepantla\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Poetry from the Midwest\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a candidate for his MFA in Poetry at Ole Miss.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50902224699666,"sku":"9780822965602","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76c9a63a-bc6d-4951-9036-1c70814d922f.jpg?v=1738450159","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/refuse-9780822965602","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}