{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-ai-hardcover-by-ai","title":"The Collected Poems of Ai Hardcover by Ai","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2013-02-05)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e448\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780393074901\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e844.83\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e24.16 x 16.33 x 3.48\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Ai is a truthteller picking her way through the burning rocks of racial and sexual lies.”—Joy Harjo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore her untimely death in 2010, Ai, known for her searing dramatic monologues, was hailed as “one of the most singular voices of her generation” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). Now for the first time, all eight books by this essential and uniquely American poet have been gathered in one volume.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003efrom “The Cockfighter’s Daughter”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nI found my father,\u003cbr\u003e\nface down, in his homemade chili\u003cbr\u003e\nand had to hit the bowl\u003cbr\u003e\nwith a hammer to get it off,\u003cbr\u003e\nthen scrape the pinto beans\u003cbr\u003e\nand chunks of ground beef\u003cbr\u003e\noff his face with a knife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAi\u003c\/b\u003e (1947-2010) is the author of eight books of poetry, including the National Book Award–winning \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2009 she was named a United States Artist Ford Fellow. She was a professor at Oklahoma State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553066471585,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393074901","price":35.15,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393074901.jpg?v=1781725201","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-collected-poems-of-ai-hardcover-by-ai","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}