{"product_id":"9780822991199","title":"Bringing the Shovel Down","description":"\u003cp\u003eBringing the Shovel Down is a re-imagination of the violent mythologies of state and power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These poems speak out of a global consciousness as well as an individual wisdom that is bright with pity, terror, and rage, and which asks the reader to realize that she is not alone--that the grief he carries is not just his own. Gay is a poet of conscience, who echoes Tomas Transtromer's 'We do not surrender. But want peace.'\"\u003cbr\u003e --Jean Valentine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ross Gay is some kind of brilliant latter-day troubadour whose poetry is shaped not only by yearning but also play and scrutiny, melancholy and intensity. I might be shocked by the bold, persistent love throughout Bringing the Shovel Down if I wasn’t so wooed and transformed by it.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Terrance Hayes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118915830000,"sku":"9780822991199","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780822991199_p0.jpg?v=1763751406","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780822991199","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}