{"product_id":"stray-latitudes-poems-paperback","title":"Stray Latitudes: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Leach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The poems in Dan Leach's debut collection present lyrical portraits of dying (if not already dead) suburban neighborhoods in South Carolina. Stalled-out construction sites, abandoned shopping malls, and builder grade houses that seem haunted before they're even sold--these are the doomed spaces that populate Leach's work. \u003ci\u003eStray Latitudes \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates the spiritual and geographical crises of the New South, pitting the individual need for identity against the recent swell of nationalism and the ongoing creep of capitalism. Like the vagrant creature for which the book is named, these are poems that scratch and claw in their search for a place to call home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe TRP Southern Poetry Breakthrough Series: South Carolina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e DAN LEACH has published work in \u003ci\u003eCopper Nickel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southwest Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. He has two collections of short fiction: \u003ci\u003eFloods and Fires \u003c\/i\u003e(University of North Georgia, 2017) and \u003ci\u003eDead Mediums \u003c\/i\u003e(Trident Press, 2022). He holds an MFA from Warren Wilson and currently teaches writing at Charleston Southern University. \u003ci\u003eStray Latitudes \u003c\/i\u003eis his first collection of poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461707251890,"sku":"9781680033830","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f468e6ce488bd1ceff9f5f028d417b9c.webp?v=1778953507","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/stray-latitudes-poems-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}