{"product_id":"fast-animal-9780983294429","title":"Fast Animal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2012 National Book Award Finalist in Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Crisply comic, disarmingly frank, and aurally bold ...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection by African American poet Tim Seibles explores a range of poetic form, including lyric, ode, narrative, and mystical. Like a fast animal, the poet's voice can swiftly change direction and tone as he crisscrosses between present and past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Built like one single sustained song, \u003ci\u003eFast Animal\u003c\/i\u003e is alive with music, ardor, and wit that flow in utterances that are uniquely  Seibles'] and his alone.--Laure-Anne Bosselaar, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hour Between\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Delores Jepps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt seems insane now, but\u003cbr\u003eshe'd be standing soaked\u003cbr\u003ein schoolday morning light, \u003cbr\u003eher loose-leaf notebook, \u003cbr\u003eflickering at the bus stop, \u003cbr\u003eand we almost trembled \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eat the thought of her mouth\u003cbr\u003efilled for a moment with both\u003cbr\u003eof our short names. I don't know\u003cbr\u003ewhat we saw when we saw\u003cbr\u003eher face, but at fifteen there's\u003cbr\u003eso much left to believe in... \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Seibles\u003c\/b\u003e, who teaches at Old Dominion University, is the author of six previous books, including \u003ci\u003eBody Moves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHurdy-Gurdy\u003c\/i\u003e. His poetry has been featured in \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry 2010\u003c\/i\u003e. Seibles has been the recipient of an NEA grant for poetry and Open Voice award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seibles, Tim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Etruscan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780983294429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Tim Seibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39794838700107,"sku":"9780983294429","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_c757d5d9-1dc7-433b-8b60-0f1f4ec7a3c0.jpg?v=1656447001","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/fast-animal-9780983294429","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}