{"product_id":"toxic-flora-poems-9780393341140","title":"Toxic Flora: Poems","description":"For Kimiko Hahn, the language and imagery of science open up magical possibilities for the poet. In her haunting eighth collection inspired by articles from the weekly \"Science\" section of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Hahn explores identity, extinction, and survival using exotic tropes drawn from the realms of astrophysics, mycology, paleobotany, and other rarefied fields. With warmth and generosity, Hahn mines the world of science in these elegant, ardent poems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e from \"On Deceit as Survival\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYet another species resembles\u003cbr\u003e a female bumble bee, \u003cbr\u003e ending in frustrated trysts--\u003cbr\u003e or appears to be two fractious males\u003cbr\u003e which also attracts--no surprise--\u003cbr\u003e a third curious enough to join the fray.\u003cbr\u003e What to make of highly evolved Beauty\u003cbr\u003e bent on deception as survival--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHahn, Kimiko:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eKimiko Hahn\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of ten collections of poems. Her honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a PEN\/Voelcker Award, and a Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize. A distinguished professor at Queens College, CUNY, she lives in Queens.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641666408722,"sku":"9780393341140","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc36e94e-244e-4218-8c25-5c202d0b7d32.jpg?v=1733028934","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/toxic-flora-poems-9780393341140","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}