{"product_id":"the-second-stop-is-jupiter-9780814350539","title":"The Second Stop Is Jupiter","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA calling into being of a surrealist African American poetic mythology.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFINALIST FOR THE MIDWEST BOOK AWARDS!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if N. K. Jemisin or Ishmael Reed wrote \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein, \u003c\/i\u003e or if Kara Walker originally illustrated the works of the Brothers Grimm? What if, instead of modern superhero figures, the \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther \u003c\/i\u003echaracters as depicted by Ta-Nehisi Coates were figures of mythology, taught alongside the Greco-Roman pantheon? Divided into three sections--\"I Don't Know Who Needs To Hear This But,\" \"The Girl With The Frantz Fanon Tattoo,\" and \"The Underground Rubaiyat\"--this collection of mythological, Afrofuturist, and surrealist poems addresses a literary void resulting from the structural violence of slavery and segregation. This collection invites readers to interrogate the motifs of canonical poetics alongside historical and contemporary interactions real and imagined. \u003cbr\u003eDrawing inspiration from African and Diasporic narratives, these poems evoke the surrealism of African author Amos Tutuola as much as they do English author Lewis Carroll. \u003ci\u003eThe Second Stop is Jupiter\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep engagement with the cultural narrative, populated with Black hero figures who will fuel the imagination. upfromsumdirt invites us to ask, \u003ci\u003ewhat if\u003c\/i\u003e, with characters and poetic motifs rooted in existing narratives of Black life and fable. Titles like \"The Death of Olympia\" and \"The Three Sulas\" set the tone for this collection to manifest a Pan-Africanist poetics entwined with themes of Classical Romanticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eupfromsumdirt, Ron Davis, is an autodidactic poet and award-winning visual artist based in Lexington, Kentucky. He is the author of two previous poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eDeifying a Total Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo Emit Teal, \u003c\/i\u003e and is currently storyboarding a graphic novel based on his poetry. He has also published works in anthologies and periodicals including \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry; Anthology of Appalachian Writers; Hayden's Ferry Review; \u003c\/i\u003eand more. He received the Kentucky Al Smith Award in Art in 2010 and the Southeastern Libraries Association Award for Excellence in Original Artwork in 2022. His artwork is featured in the NAACP Image Award-winning poetry collection, \u003ci\u003ePerfect Black\u003c\/i\u003e by Crystal Wilkinson and \u003ci\u003eA is for Affrilachia \u003c\/i\u003eby Frank X Walker. He was inducted as a member into the Affrilachian Poets in 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50661126537490,"sku":"9780814350539","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd1f0a7a-1ce6-4365-9322-f3a254fa639b.jpg?v=1733485188","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-second-stop-is-jupiter-9780814350539","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}