{"product_id":"the-naming-9781496244703","title":"The Naming","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Naming\u003c\/i\u003e explores the movements, excesses, and extremes of existing as a postmodern individual, connecting these experiences to ancestry. The poems in this collection examine the various ways one remains tied to their ancestors by reimagining memories, history, homesteads, migration, and the intersections of the past, present, and possible futures. Through this exploration, the collection seeks to rebuild a world that doesn't merely replicate realities but reinvents, enshrines, and restories them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chinụa Ezenwa-Ọhaeto's poems offer a vital contribution to African cultural studies through their focus on Igbo heritage and ancestry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChinụa Ezenwa-Ọhaeto\u003c\/b\u003e is from Ishiowerre, Owerri-Nkworji, in Nkwerre, Imo state, Nigeria. He is a PhD candidate in English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the author of the chapbook \u003ci\u003eThe Teenager Who Became My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has won multiple awards and has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eMassachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrontier Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePalette Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Ireland Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMalahat Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLolwe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthword Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVallum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMud Season Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLitMag\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalamander\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOxford Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51734873178386,"sku":"9781496244703","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_74640868-fe31-4023-bfe9-bcfcbdb05070.jpg?v=1763490915","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-naming-9781496244703","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}