{"product_id":"what-we-lost-in-the-swamp-poems-paperback","title":"What We Lost in the Swamp: Poems - 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\u003eGrant Chemidlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do you untangle the real you from the curated you? In this introspective yet whimsical collection, poet Grant Chemidlin takes readers into the thicket of self-discovery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Finalist for Lambda Literary Award - Gay Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat We Lost in the Swamp\u003c\/i\u003e is a lush and vibrant collection of poems that examines the many manifestations of green: nature, inexperience, jealousy, burgeoning love, and exploring sexuality. It is a slow unfurling. It is a love letter to growth, to rediscovery, to finally learning how to speak the truth. These astonishing poems ask the reader: Who do you want to be in this world? How do you want to build a life? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is not a coming out. This is a coming \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e to one's truest self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFind out why this is one of TikTok's most viral poetry books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrant Chemidlin is a queer poet and author. He was a finalist for the Gival Press Oscar Wilde Award and the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry and has had work published in \u003ci\u003eQuarterly West, Iron Horse Literary Review, Tupelo Quarterly, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e River Heron Review, \u003c\/i\u003e among others. His newest collection, \u003ci\u003eWhat We Lost in the Swamp\u003c\/i\u003e, unpacks his closeted youth, his coming out, and his ongoing journey to becoming unabashedly himself. Grant lives in Los Angeles with his husband and his aloof cat, Teddy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457392984242,"sku":"9781771682893","price":17.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/NwnUFHAGcN9781771682893.webp?v=1783019420","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/what-we-lost-in-the-swamp-poems-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}