{"product_id":"9780983294429","title":"Fast Animal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2012 National Book Award Finalist in Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crisply comic,disarmingly frank, and aurally bold …”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection by African American poet Tim Seibles explores a range of poetic form, including lyric, ode, narrative, and mystical. Like a \"fast animal,\" the poet's voice can swiftly change direction and tone as he crisscrosses between present and past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Built like one single sustained song, \u003ci\u003eFast Animal\u003c\/i\u003e is alive with music, ardor, and wit that flow in utterances that are uniquely [Seibles'] and his alone.\"—Laure-Anne Bosselaar, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hour Between\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"Delores Jepps\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt seems insane now, but she’d be standing soaked in schoolday morning light,\u003cbr\u003eher loose-leaf notebook,\u003cbr\u003eflickering at the bus stop,\u003cbr\u003eand we almost trembled\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat the thought of her mouth filled for a moment with both of our short names. I don’t know what we saw when we saw her face, but at fifteen there’s so much left to believe in… \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Seibles\u003c\/b\u003e, who teaches at Old Dominion University, is the author of six previous books, including \u003ci\u003eBody Moves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHurdy-Gurdy\u003c\/i\u003e. His poetry has been featured in \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry 2010\u003c\/i\u003e. Seibles has been the recipient of an NEA grant for poetry and Open Voice award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Etruscan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024054501616,"sku":"9780983294429","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780983294429_p0.jpg?v=1763885162","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983294429","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}