{"product_id":"xoeteox-9781940696744","title":"Xoeteox","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"There is no other poet who writes like Torres. Elaborate, chanting, pointed, and granite in their 'octaves of shine, ' his poems have it all. They are a real and gritty pleasure to read, a necessary tonic to these toxic times.\" --John Yau\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does a book want to be in anyone's hands but an infinite word object? \u003cem\u003eXoeteoX\u003c\/em\u003e is a dare into perception, traversing territories of language, sound, and the visual page. At the intersection of identity, performance, and typography, these poems compel reader and word into being, presenting a pact towards understanding and the mutual beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ebetween you and me\u003cbr\u003ea skin of cognition -- a container holding us together -- connecting us\u003cbr\u003eyour skin is incredibly porous\u003cbr\u003eyour existence -- unfolding within it\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea journey leading back to its creation --\u003cbr\u003ea right now -- in the making that forms the beginning\u003cbr\u003eof what you end -- right now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdwin Torres \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of eight books of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eAmeriscopia\u003c\/em\u003e (University of Arizona Press), \u003cem\u003eYes Thing No Thing \u003c\/em\u003e(Roof Books), \u003cem\u003eThe PoPedology Of An Ambient Language\u003c\/em\u003e (Atelos Books), and editor of the forthcoming anthology, \u003cem\u003eOut Of Each Other: An Anthology Of The Body In Language \u003c\/em\u003e(Counterpath Press). He has performed worldwide and taught his process-oriented workshop, \"Brainlingo: Writing The Voice Of The Body,\" across the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdwin Torres is the author of eight books of poetry, including, \u003cem\u003eAmeriscopia\u003c\/em\u003e (University of Arizona Press), \u003cem\u003eYes Thing No Thing\u003c\/em\u003e (Roof Books), \u003cem\u003eThe PoPedology Of An Ambient Language\u003c\/em\u003e (Atelos Books), and editor of the forthcoming anthology, \u003cem\u003eOut Of Each Other: An Anthology Of The Body In Language \u003c\/em\u003e(Counterpath Press). He has performed worldwide and taught his process-oriented workshop, \"Brainlingo: Writing The Voice Of The Body,\" across the nation. Anthologies include: \u003cem\u003eWhat is Poetry? (Just Kidding, I Know You Know): Interviews from the Poetry Project Newsletter (1983­-2009)\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Poets in the 21st Century: The New Poetics Vol. 2\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAngels of the Americlypse: New Latin@ Writing, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ePost-Modern American Poetry Vol. 2\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAloud: Voices From The Nuyorican Poets Café\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wave Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50506965451026,"sku":"9781940696744","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a546331-a0c7-4f95-a3c4-35fa5b86d27d.jpg?v=1730855698","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/xoeteox-9781940696744","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}