{"product_id":"two-murals-9781737277514","title":"Two Murals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Two sweeping sequences that resonate with personal, political, geological and geographical histories.\" --D.A. Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough two long poems, Jes?s Castillo's \u003ci\u003eTwo Murals\u003c\/i\u003e explores the personal and political sides of love, selfhood and transformation in a wasteful age. \"Variations on Adonis,\" the first sequence, is filled with music and memorable images, evoking the decline of civilization alongside a desire to live. The second sequence, \"A Mural After Darwish,\" is a love letter to a woman, to nature and to memory. Castillo's visions span the landscapes of different countries and ages, always questioning and curious. Abundance and destruction are placed side by side in his consideration of language, life and death. \u003ci\u003eTwo Murals\u003c\/i\u003e offers the reader urgent views of love and perseverance despite the traps of the past and the uncertainty of our future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJes?s Castillo\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eRemains\u003c\/i\u003e (McSweeney's, 2016). He has received fellowships from the University of Iowa, the National Endowment for the Arts, the MacDowell Colony and the Tasajillo Writers' Residency. His poems have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the Academy of American Poets' Poem-a-Day Series, the \u003ci\u003ePorter House Review\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. He lives in Oaxaca, Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCastillo, Jesús:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jesús Castillo is the author of the poetry collection \u003cem\u003eRemains\u003c\/em\u003e (McSweeney's, 2016). He has received fellowships from the University of Iowa, the National Endowment for the Arts, the MacDowell Colony, and the Tasajillo Writers' Residency. His poems have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eBoston Review, the Academy of American Poets' Poem-a-Day Series, the Porter House Review, \u003c\/em\u003e and other publications. He lives in Oaxaca, Mexico.","brand":"Song Cave","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50561737425170,"sku":"9781737277514","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1a2c5a0b-3d52-49a8-8d63-9799b9f1cf10.jpg?v=1731852203","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/two-murals-9781737277514","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}