{"product_id":"absent-here-poems-paperback","title":"Absent Here: 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\u003eBret Shepard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2023 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry Named an \u003ci\u003eAnchorage Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e Favorite Book of 2024 Longlist, 2024 Julie Suk Award \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLandscape and language drive the poems in \u003ci\u003eAbsent Here\u003c\/i\u003e, which explore loss, community, the changing environment, and whiteness of skin and scenery against the backdrop of the Alaskan North Slope of the author's youth. More than mere background, the land and water become characters in their own right, guiding syntactic forms and flowing reflections. Bret Shepard merges cultural experiences with meditative moments, ensuring that the voices and stories of this community are not lost to time, as so much has been already.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBret Shepard \u003c\/b\u003eis from the North Slope of Alaska. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePlace Where Presence Was\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Moon City Press Book Award, as well as two chapbooks, including \u003ci\u003eThe Territorial\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Midwest Chapbook Award from the \u003ci\u003eLaurel Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.5 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52614044254490,"sku":"9780822967286","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/mmOzoyUHHS9780822967286.webp?v=1785423597","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/absent-here-poems-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}