{"product_id":"a-grave-is-given-supper-paperback","title":"A Grave Is Given Supper - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Soto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Narco-Acid Western told in a series of interlinked poems, Soto's striking debut collection follows the converging paths of two protagonists through El Sumidero, a fictional US\/Mexico border town where an ongoing drug war is raging. The surreal verse of Soto's poems portrays a bleak political climate as it coincides with the rituals of love \u0026amp; loss, culture \u0026amp; spirituality, \u0026amp; the quest for a better life at all costs. Following the narrative arc of Alejandro Jodorowsky's classic cult film, \u003ci\u003e El Topo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Grave is Given Supper\u003c\/i\u003e builds a world saturated with a mystical aura that describes the finite tensions \u0026amp; complicated desires of lives taking place in the borderland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Soto is a first generation Mexican American, raised in East Dallas and in a small town in Michoacán. He is the author of the chapbooks \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Shadow's Ink\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eDallas Spleen\u003c\/i\u003e (Deep Vellum). He received his MFA from Sarah Lawrence College, \u0026amp; was awarded the James Merrill Poetry Fellowship by Vermont Studio Center in 2019. \u003ci\u003eA Grave Is Given Supper\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut collection of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337061142765,"sku":"9781646050109","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/m2Cbo0WTbB9781646050109.webp?v=1785059715","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/a-grave-is-given-supper-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}