{"product_id":"some-are-drowning-paperback","title":"Some Are Drowning - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReginald Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first collection of poems enacts the struggle of a young black gay man in his search for identity. Many voices haunt these poems: black and white, male and female, the oppressor's voice as well as the oppressed. The poet's aim, finally, is to rescue some portion of the drowned and the drowning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReginald Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e (1963-2008) was a Black, gay poet who grew up in the Bronx and went on to receive two MFAs, one from Brown University and one from the Iowa Writers Workshop. He authored two collections of poetry criticism and six poetry collections, all published by the University of Pittsburgh Press: \u003ci\u003eRed Clay Weather\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFata Morgana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Otherhood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Angel, Interrupted\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSome Are Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been widely awarded and anthologized and has appeared in four editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and two Pushcart Prize anthologies. Shepherd received many awards and honors over his career, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.89 x 5.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53052519481568,"sku":"9780822955474","price":24.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/AJXKrsn9sP9780822955474.webp?v=1781288670","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/some-are-drowning-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}