{"product_id":"former-possessions-of-the-spanish-empire-paperback","title":"Former Possessions of the Spanish Empire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichelle Penaloza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmbitious and emotionally complex, Michelle Pe aloza's debut poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eFormer Possessions of the Spanish Empire, \u003c\/em\u003e explores grief and violence, the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality, and the complications of desire. \u003cem\u003eFormer Possessions of the Spanish Empire\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2018 Hillary Gravendyk National Prize. Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of \u003cem\u003eOceanic\u003c\/em\u003e, calls Pe aloza's book \"remarkable\" and says \"Of this I am certain: I'll be celebrating this poet for many years to come.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer Possessions of the Spanish Empire is a work simultaneously culturally specific and universal, with a scope ambitious and emotionally complex, it explores questions of grief and violence, and negotiates loss across landscapes and spans of time. It engages with the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality and the complications of desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47419165671602,"sku":"9781732403253","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9a9305a5b56f979df2fc96e6fad8c537.webp?v=1778469857","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/former-possessions-of-the-spanish-empire-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}