{"product_id":"what-to-count-9780814350706","title":"What to Count","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA lyrical exploration into the personal and political conflicts and identities that frame a life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner: Honorable Mention, Arab American Book Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith heart and insight, the poems in Alise Alousi's \u003ci\u003eWhat to Count \u003c\/i\u003espeak to what it means to come of age as an Iraqi American during the first Gulf War and its continuing aftermath, but also to the joy and complexity of motherhood, daughterhood, and what it means to live a creative life. More than a description of the world, Alousi's poetry actively lives in and of the world. These poems explore the nuances of memory through the changes wrought by time, conflict, and distance. In \"The Ocularist\" and \"Art,\" and others, Alousi's extraordinary verbal deftness precisely locates the still-tender pains and triumphs of collective being\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewhile trying to be an individual in the world. \u003ci\u003eWhat to Count\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable collection of contemporary poetry--both a lyrical splendor and a contemplative account of lineage, silenced history, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlise Alousi is a 2019 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow and has received awards from Knight Arts Detroit, Mesa Refuge, and others. Her work has been widely anthologized including in the collections \u003ci\u003eTo Light a Fire: 20 Years with the InsideOut Literary Arts Project\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbandon Automobile: Detroit City Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (both Wayne State University Press) and \u003ci\u003eInclined to Speak: An Anthology of Contemporary Arab American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. She works at InsideOut Literary Arts and has been an active part of the literary arts in metro Detroit for many years. She currently serves on the steering committee for Room Project, a workspace for women and nonbinary writers in Detroit and teaches poetry to teens at the Arab American National Museum. .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50487795810578,"sku":"9780814350706","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a47390fc-909c-41d9-a7ab-2bef10a9cd02.jpg?v=1730454887","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-to-count-9780814350706","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}