{"product_id":"small-lives-poems-9780826368423","title":"Small Lives: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003ePoetry, yes. Superheroes, yes. This is a graphic novel in verse. Gary Jackson's work is inspired by Afro-futurism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003esmall lives \u003c\/i\u003erenders a graphic novel in verse form. Jackson creates his own metropolis, featuring original and remixed superheroes who are othered for more than just their skin and are subsequently and simultaneously celebrated, destroyed, and desired, illustrating what it means to reside in a country's brutal imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of creative writing at the College of Charleston. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMissing You, Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the winner of the 2009 Cave Canem Poetry Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Unm Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589845778706,"sku":"9780826368423","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2347fefc-dc18-4e87-8aec-21d848d6fffb.jpg?v=1756810005","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/small-lives-poems-9780826368423","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}