{"product_id":"shoulda-been-jimi-savannah-poems-9781566892995","title":"Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of 2013 Wheatley Book Award in Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for 2013 William Carlos Williams Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of 2014 Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Patricia Smith is writing some of the best poetry in America today. Ms Smith's new book, \u003ci\u003eShoulda Been Jimi Savannah\u003c\/i\u003e, is just beautiful--and like the America she embodies and represents--dangerously beautiful. \u003ci\u003eShoulda Been Jimi Savannah\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning and transcendent work of art, despite, and perhaps because of, its pain. This book shines.\" \u003cb\u003e--Sapphire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the best poets around and has been for a long time.\" \u003cb\u003e--Terrance Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smith's work is direct, colloquial, inclusive, adventuresome.\" \u003cb\u003e--Gwendolyn Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her newest collection, Patricia Smith explores the second wave of the Great Migration. Shifting from spoken word to free verse to traditional forms, she reveals \"that soul beneath the vinyl.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five volumes of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eBlood Dazzler\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eTeahouse of the Almighty\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Poetry Series selection. She lives in New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Smith, Patricia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566892995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Patricia Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962747007051,"sku":"9781566892995","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_1c6f4a11-5444-4a6d-bde5-05b9c050898b.jpg?v=1605737033","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/shoulda-been-jimi-savannah-poems-9781566892995","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}