{"product_id":"shahid-reads-his-own-palm-9781882295814","title":"Shahid Reads His Own Palm","description":"\u003cp\u003eGripping and terrifying, eloquent and heartwrenching, this debut collection delves into hellish territory: prison life. Soulful poems somberly capture time-bending experiences and the survivalist mentality needed to live a contradiction, confronting both daily torment and one's illogical fear of freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReginald Dwayne Betts\u003c\/b\u003e received the Holden Fellowship from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers. A Cave Canem fellow, Breadloaf Writer's Conference scholarship recipient, and graduate of Prince George's Community College and the University of Maryland, his poetry has appeared in such journals as \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePoet Lore\u003c\/i\u003e. His memoir \u003ci\u003eA Question of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e has just been published by Avery Books\/Penguin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alice James Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50506546839826,"sku":"9781882295814","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_12227f31-5a86-4f7b-b2c9-6995016954da.jpg?v=1730851421","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shahid-reads-his-own-palm-9781882295814","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}