{"product_id":"9781680030631","title":"Southern Poetry Anthology, VIII: Texas","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTexas sprawls. No other state can claim such varied nationalities, geographies, and cultural richness—a largesse of natural resources, cityscapes, and landscapes of every ecosystem.\u003cp\u003eWith a unique, raucous, and rich history, Texas also abounds with some of the most diverse contemporary poets, many of whom consider themselves “Southern,” and the eighth volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Poetry Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e reflects this variegation with poems both traditional and experimental, Texas-centered and universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChomping her chocolates\u003cbr\u003e of fresh road kills, she swaggers\u003cbr\u003e through her slop, oblivious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the piglets she crushed\u003cbr\u003e during last night’s slumber,\u003cbr\u003e squishing through the splits\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof her thick, cloven hooves.\u003cbr\u003e The last boar which tried\u003cbr\u003e to straddle her fabulous girth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efractured both forelegs.\u003cbr\u003e She dined on his carcass\u003cbr\u003e for days, grunting in the shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Larry Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045598642416,"sku":"9781680030631","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781680030631_p0.jpg?v=1763688149","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781680030631","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}