{"product_id":"sky-country-9781942683438","title":"Sky Country","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2018 Paterson Poetry Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristine Kitano's second poetry collection elicits a sense of hunger--an intense longing for home and an ache for human connection. Channeling both real and imagined immigration experiences of her own family--her grandmothers, who fled Korea and Japan; and her father, a Japanese American who was incarcerated during WWII--Kitano's ambitious poetry speaks for those who have been historically silenced and displaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine Kitano\u003c\/b\u003e's first collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003eBirds of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Lynx House Press. She lives in Ithaca, NY, where she is an assistant professor of creative writing, poetry, and Asian American literature at Ithaca College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristine Kitano's first collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003eBirds of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2011 by Lynx House Press. She received her BA from the University of California, her MFA from Syracuse University, and her PhD in English and Creative Writing from Texas Tech University. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, and currently lives in Ithaca, NY, where she is an assistant professor of creative writing, poetry, and Asian American literature at Ithaca College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50365933682962,"sku":"9781942683438","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_deb8f5bf-9bd4-4817-9c60-d68dcbaf6324.jpg?v=1728467665","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sky-country-9781942683438","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}