{"product_id":"ghost-man-on-second-paperback","title":"Ghost Man on Second - 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\u003eErica Reid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Donald Justice Poetry Prize, selected by Mark Jarman, \u003ci\u003eGhost Man on Second\u003c\/i\u003e centers on strained family relationships and the search for new homes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErica Reid's debut collection traces a daughter's search for her place in the world after estrangement from her parents. Reid writes, \"It's hard to feel at home unless I'm aching.\" Growing from this sense of isolation, Reid's poems create new homes in nature, in mythology, and in poetic forms--including sestinas, sonnets, and golden shovels--containers that create and hold new realizations and vantage points. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReid stands up to members of her family, asking for healing amid dissolving bonds. These poems move through emotional registers, embodying nostalgia, hurt, and hope. Throughout Ghost Man on Second, the poems portray Reid's active grappling with home and confrontation with the ghosts she finds there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErica Reid\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and now lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she works in arts marketing. She earned her MFA at Western Colorado University and serves as assistant editor at \u003ci\u003eTHINK Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poetry won the Donald Justice Poetry Prize, the Yellowwood Poetry Prize, and the Helen Schaible Sonnet Contest (Modern Sonnets category), and was commissioned by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Erica's poems appear or are forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eRattle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBirmingham Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSanta Fe Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBroadsided Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lyric\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYalobusha Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330124058861,"sku":"9781637680810","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/nM7aWOyRZY9781637680810.webp?v=1784922339","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/ghost-man-on-second-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}