{"product_id":"some-animal-9781937658793","title":"Some Animal","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSome Animal by Ely Shipley\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome Animal\u003c\/strong\u003e is a cross-genre collection where memoir fragments intersect with the clinical language of psychomedical systems, creating a powerful exploration of a body existing beyond gender binaries. This experimental poetry collection from Nightboat Books navigates the space between the impersonal and the experiential, producing what reviewers describe as work where \"the grotesque and the beautiful crash like waves eroding shore.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA Hybrid Collection of Memoir and Poetry\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection defies traditional categorization, functioning simultaneously as memoir, poetry, and literary critique. Ely Shipley constructs a narrative that examines gender nonconforming experiences through fragmented prose and lyric verse, drawing out dream-like resonances that challenge conventional understandings of identity and embodiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eExploring Gender Beyond Binaries\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome Animal addresses the lived experience of existing outside gender binaries while confronting the medical and psychological frameworks that attempt to define and regulate trans bodies. The collection's innovative approach to language mirrors the complexity of gender identity itself, refusing simple categorization or explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Ely Shipley\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEly Shipley is an award-winning poet and the author of \u003cem\u003eBoy with Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e, which received the Barrow Street Press book prize and the Thom Gunn Award. He teaches at Western Washington University and is recognized as a significant voice in contemporary American poetry, particularly within LGBTQ+ and transgender literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Queer Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Nightboat Books in May 2018, this paperback collection contributes to the growing body of transgender poetry and queer memoir. It stands as an essential text for readers interested in contemporary experimental writing that addresses body studies, gender expression, and the intersection of personal narrative with broader cultural conversations about identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Nightboat Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication Date: May 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrice: $16.95\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eELY SHIPLEY is the author of Boy with Flowers, winner of the Barrow Street Press book prize and the Thom Gunn Award. He teaches at Western Washington University.","brand":"Nightboat Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493237821714,"sku":"9781937658793","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_47e32e3f-c37c-4c8e-b6a9-9bdf5ef42277.jpg?v=1730639496","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/some-animal-9781937658793","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}