{"product_id":"9781555976989","title":"Station Zed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe AK wants to tell a different truth—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ea truth ungarbled that is so obvious\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eno one could possibly mistake its meaning.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you look down the cyclops-eye of the barrel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhat you'll see is a boy with trousers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003erolled above his ankles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou'll see a mouth of bone moving in syllables\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethat have the rapid-fire clarity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eof a weapon that can fire 600 rounds a minute.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e —from \"Oracle\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStation Zed\u003c\/i\u003e is the terminal outpost beyond which is the unknown. It is also the poet Tom Sleigh's finest work. In this latest collection, Sleigh brings to these poems his experiences as a journalist on tours of Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, and Libya. But these are also dispatches from places of grief, history, and poetic traditions as varied as Scottish ballads and the journeys of Basho.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050360389872,"sku":"9781555976989","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555976989_p0.jpg?v=1763755325","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555976989","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}