{"product_id":"2940171034238","title":"Felon: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA searing volume by a poet whose work conveys \"the visceral effect that prison has on identity\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFelon\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of one man in fierce, dazzling poems- canvassing his wide range of emotions and experiences through homelessness, underemployment, love, drug abuse, domestic violence, fatherhood, and grace- and, in doing so, creates a travelogue for an imagined life. Reginald Dwayne Betts confronts the funk of post-incarceration existence and examines prison not as a static space, but as a force that enacts pressure throughout a person's life. Challenging the complexities of language, Betts animates what it means to be a \"felon.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \"Night\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat she tells me: prison killed you\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003emy love, killed you so dead that you're not\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ehere now, you're never here, you're always.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150838022384,"sku":"2940171034238","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940171034238_p0.jpg?v=1763825937","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940171034238","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}