{"product_id":"promises-of-gold-9781250878496","title":"Promises of Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of NPR's Books We Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"How many bad lovers have gotten \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epoems? How many crushes? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo disrespect to romantic love--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebut what about our friends? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThose homies who are there \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eall along--cheering for us and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ereminding us that love is abundant.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking collection of poems, José Olivarez explores every kind of love--self, brotherly, romantic, familial, and cultural. Grappling with the contradictions of the American Dream with unflinching humanity, he lays bare the ways in which \"love is complicated by forces larger than our hearts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether readers enter this collection in English or via the Spanish translation by poet David Ruano González, these extraordinary poems are sure to become beloved for their illuminations of life--and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" Cuántas malas parejas han inspirado poemas? Cuántos crush es? Sin faltarle el respeto al amor romántico--pero qué hay de los amigos? Esos compas que están ahí todo el tiempo--animándonos y recordándonos que elamor es abundante\".\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEn esta innovadora colección de poemas, José Olivarez explora cada tipo de amor--el propio, fraternal, romántico, familiar, cultural. Lidiando con las contradicciones del sueño americano, con una humanidad inquebrantable, deja al descubierto las maneras en que \"el amor se va complicando por fuerzas más grandes que nuestros corazones\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYa sea que los lectores entren a esta colección en inglés o a partir de la traducción al español del poeta David Ruano González, estos extraordinarios poemas serán amados seguramente por sus iluminaciones sobre el amor y la vida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e JosÃ© Olivarez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250878496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosé Olivarez\u003c\/b\u003e is the son of Mexican immigrants. His debut book of poems, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Illegal\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the PEN\/Jean Stein Award and a winner of the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Poetry Prize. It was named a top book of 2018 by the \u003ci\u003eAdroit Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, and the New York Public Library. Along with Felicia Chavez and Willie Perdomo, he coedited the poetry anthology \u003ci\u003eThe BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext\u003c\/i\u003e. He cohosts the poetry podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry Gods\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42625364983923,"sku":"1250878497","price":28.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_900b9b63-e6eb-4eeb-a556-85f54eb7e01c.jpg?v=1733325723","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/promises-of-gold-9781250878496","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}