{"product_id":"seguiriyas-9781939568731","title":"Seguiriyas","description":"\u003cb\u003eA debut poetry collection that draws on the music and culture of flamenco to explore diasporic experience.\u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSeguiriyas\u003c\/i\u003e--which derives its title from the flamenco palo (or \"song form\") of the same name--Ben Meyerson picks paths through the reverberations of diaspora, displacement, and transit. Meyerson's poems travel between his upbringing in an Ashkenazi Jewish family in Toronto and his time spent plumbing the historical tensions that animate Andalusian culture. Within diaspora and dispersion, Meyerson assembles an array of reference points ranging from the history of the Roma in Spain, flamenco performance, medieval Iberian poetry, rock music, and the echoes of Jewish ritual practice. \u003ci\u003eSeguiriyas\u003c\/i\u003e does not seek to neatly arrange the pluralities that it observes; rather, it moves in their wake, offering a form of careful attention and vibrant song.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Meyerson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four poetry chapbooks: \u003ci\u003eIn a Past Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHolcocene\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Ecology of the Void\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNear Enough\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds an MFA from the University of Minnesota and an MA in philosophy from the Universidad de Sevilla. He is currently a PhD candidate in comparative literature at the University of Toronto and splits his time between Canada and Spain. His poems, translations and essays have appeared in several journals, including \u003ci\u003eInterim\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePANK\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLong Poem Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEl Mundo Obrero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreat River Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Inflectionist Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRust+Moth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePidgeonholes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Black Ocean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50393236570386,"sku":"9781939568731","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_28874dad-e17d-4bec-9a10-d7954925939d.jpg?v=1728986919","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seguiriyas-9781939568731","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}