{"product_id":"underworlds-9781941604076","title":"Underworlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his debut English language collection, \u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Sylvain\u003c\/strong\u003e brings forth an excavation of historical significance. In this magnificent chapbook of poems, Sylvain takes the reader on a contemporary exploration of Caribbean \u0026amp; Haitian histories marred by man-made and natural disasters. From the undertow of the Atlantic Ocean to the rubbles of a catastrophic earthquake, each poem is a relic, bellowing \"ancestral tongues\" in an attempt to \"un-scab the past.\" This is a book for all generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSylvain\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, writer, social critic, and photographer. Published in several scholarly and creative anthologies, journals and reviews, including: \u003cem\u003e African American Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAgni, Allegro Poetry Magazine, American Poetry Review, Anchor Magazine, Callaloo, Caribbean Writers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTransition\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Savannah Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDirty Chai\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSX Salon\u003c\/em\u003e, Vallum Contemporary Poetry, \u003cem\u003eHaiti Noir\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e International Journal of Language and Literature, Human Architecture, The Oxford Book of Caribbean Verse. \u003c\/em\u003eSylvain was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in poetry. His academic essays are anthologized in several edited collections, including: \"\u003cem\u003eThe Idea of Haiti: Rethinking Crisis and Development, \u003c\/em\u003e\" edited by Millery Polyn ; \"\u003cem\u003ePolitics and Power in Haiti\u003c\/em\u003e,\" edited by Paul Sutton and Kate Quinn; and \"Haiti Noir\" edited by Edwidge Danticat. Sylvain received his B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, in Political Science and Social-Psychology, and earned his Ed.M. as a Conant Fellow from Harvard University Graduate School of Education; and was also a Robert Pinsky Global Fellow at Boston University Creative Writing Department where he earned his MFA. He has taught at several universities, including Brown (where is affiliated with Africana Studies), UMass\/Boston (Anthropology) and Harvard (AAAS). Sylvain is pursuing a Ph.D. in English at Brandeis University where he is the Shirle Dorothy Robbins Creative Writing Prize Fellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Central Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857242296594,"sku":"9781941604076","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1c55723f-dc4d-4779-b1ee-fd96b3360ca9.jpg?v=1737525551","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/underworlds-9781941604076","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}