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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316543039
ISBN-13
9780316543033
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11057228550
Product Key Features
Book Title
Above Ground
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
American / African American, General, Sociology / Marriage & Family, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Poetry, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-943484
Reviews
"In addition to being a brilliant writer of nonfiction, he is a brilliant poet. His newest collection explores fatherhood and all the ways that it has changed how he moves through the world. These poems delve into the heartbreak and pain of raising children in a broken world, as well as the moments of transcendent joy that come with parenthood."-- Laura Sackton , Book Riot, ("Best Poetry Books of 2023"), Clint Smith's poems make palpable the soap-bubble thinness of borders--the contingent boundaries of love and loss, past and present, sanctuary and violence, 'us' and 'them.' With inextinguishable generosity and abundant wisdom, he shows us the linkages that both bind and divide us--as family, as community, as nation, as world: 'The river that gives us water to drink is the same one that might wash us away.' I am so grateful for these luminous poems. -- Monica Youn, author of Blackacre|9780316543033|, "I think there is an emergent theory, and maybe also a demand, when Clint Smith considers the brutalizing facts and language of war almost alongside a reverie about sprinkling sand on his baby's feet; when he mourns the long and brutal and ongoing history of American slavery almost alongside making French toast with the kids or dancing until the whole family falls down. When he makes us witness the most incomprehensibly awful (and daily) brutalities not only beside but almost in tandem with the most incomprehensibly tender (and daily) actions of care. It's a theory, and a demand, to which I think we must pay very close attention."-- Ross Gay, author of Inciting Joy, "When poet and Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith became a dad, it changed how he saw the world. With his second book of poetry, the father of two attempts to put all of his complicated feelings surrounding parenthood into perspective. Whether it be the utter joy of watching his children make new discoveries or the heartbreak of knowing you can't always protect your little ones from social injustice, the author of How the Word is Passed doesn't sugarcoat the emotional rollercoaster that most parents are on. Above Ground is a beautiful meditation not only on Smith's own journey as a dad, but also on the effect our ever-changing world has on the way we raise our children."-- Time, "23 Most Anticipated Books of 2023", "I'm so grateful that Clint Smith's poems remind us of our interdependence on each other--on chrysanthemums, jellyfish, plankton, to note just a few of his magnificent poetic negotiations--all while turning his wide and generous eyes to fatherhood. This book is an illumination I sorely needed of both the outdoors and the quotidian--a joyful embrace and legacy of bright language and poignant questions."-- Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World of Wonders
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
811.6
Synopsis
A remarkable poetry collection with "inextinguishable generosity and abundant wisdom" (Monica Youn) from Clint Smith, the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Critics Circle award-winning author of How the Word Is Passed . Clint Smith's vibrant and compelling new collection traverses the vast emotional terrain of fatherhood, and explores how becoming a parent has recalibrated his sense of the world. There are poems that interrogate the ways our lives are shaped by both personal lineages and historical institutions. There are poems that revel in the wonder of discovering the world anew through the eyes of your children, as they discover it for the first time. There are poems that meditate on what it means to raise a family in a world filled with constant social and political tumult. Above Ground wrestles with how we hold wonder and despair in the same hands, how we carry intimate moments of joy and a collective sense of mourning in the same body. Smith's lyrical, narrative poems bring the reader on a journey not only through the early years of his children's lives, but through the changing world in which they are growing up-through the changing world of which we are all a part. Above Ground is a breath taking collection that follows Smith's first award-winning book of poetry, Counting Descent . Above Ground is a breath taking collection that follows Smith's first award-winning book of poetry, Counting Descent ., A Best Book of the Year 2023: TIME NPR's Best Books New York Public Library Electric Lit The Root NBC Today Mother Jones The New York Times bestselling poetry collection with "inextinguishable generosity and abundant wisdom" (Monica Youn) from Clint Smith, author of #1 bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award winner How the Word Is Passed . Clint Smith's vibrant and compelling new collection traverses the vast emotional terrain of fatherhood, and explores how becoming a parent has recalibrated his sense of the world. There are poems that interrogate the ways our lives are shaped by both personal lineages and historical institutions. There are poems that revel in the wonder of discovering the world anew through the eyes of your children, as they discover it for the first time. There are poems that meditate on what it means to raise a family in a world filled with constant social and political tumult. Above Ground wrestles with how we hold wonder and despair in the same hands, how we carry intimate moments of joy and a collective sense of mourning in the same body. Smith's lyrical, narrative poems bring the reader on a journey not only through the early years of his children's lives, but through the changing world in which they are growing up--through the changing world of which we are all a part. Above Ground is a breathtaking collection that follows Smith's first award-winning book of poetry, Counting Descent .
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PS3619
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- 1***s (3)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExactly as described! Got it within two days of it being shipped (: Amazing price compared to other places, especially for a sealed product! Communication was also great as the seller got back to me fairly quickly. Would def recommend this shop to everyone!Jaehyun-The 1st Album 'j' (J Ver.) by Jaehyun (CD, 2024) (#196975149510)
- -***i (3)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMy book came exactly as described in new condition with no flaws, wears ir tears so perfect quality! The seller even confirmed with me via messages first. This is such a steal for this item! Thank you so much for packaging this thoughtfully and shipping it out right away!Seriously, cannot beat the price for this book since it’s lower than retail cost!Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Hardcover) (#197104326995)