{"product_id":"9781566891738","title":"Somewhere Else","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the river Nile to the teeming streets of Cairo, from the indigenous, pre-Islamic Egyptian Coptic civilization to an America struggling with its fear of the Arab world, Shenoda’s poems recall the sacred traditions of an ancient, enduring culture as they widen the political conversation surrounding ethnicity, pan-Africanism and pan-Arabism. This notable collection spans generational, political and cultural divides, providing a nuanced perspective virtually unknown in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMatthew Shenoda\u003c\/b\u003e is a Coptic poet influenced by jazz musicians and the writers of the Black Arts Movement. He teaches at San Francisco State University and works as a community and racial justice activist in the Bay Area. Widely anthologized, his articles, essays and poems have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coffee House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030777905392,"sku":"9781566891738","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781566891738_p0.jpg?v=1763766821","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781566891738","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}