{"product_id":"fast-animal-tim-seibles-9780983294429","title":"Fast Animal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2012 National Book Award Finalist in Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Crisply comic, disarmingly frank, and aurally bold ...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection by African American poet Tim Seibles explores a range of poetic form, including lyric, ode, narrative, and mystical. Like a \"fast animal,\" the poet's voice can swiftly change direction and tone as he crisscrosses between present and past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Built like one single sustained song, \u003ci\u003eFast Animal\u003c\/i\u003e is alive with music, ardor, and wit that flow in utterances that are uniquely [Seibles'] and his alone.\"--Laure-Anne Bosselaar, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hour Between\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"Delores Jepps\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt seems insane now, but\u003cbr\u003eshe'd be standing soaked\u003cbr\u003ein schoolday morning light, \u003cbr\u003eher loose-leaf notebook, \u003cbr\u003eflickering at the bus stop, \u003cbr\u003eand we almost trembled \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eat the thought of her mouth\u003cbr\u003efilled for a moment with both\u003cbr\u003eof our short names. I don't know\u003cbr\u003ewhat we saw when we saw\u003cbr\u003eher face, but at fifteen there's\u003cbr\u003eso much left to believe in... \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Seibles\u003c\/b\u003e, who teaches at Old Dominion University, is the author of six previous books, including \u003ci\u003eBody Moves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHurdy-Gurdy\u003c\/i\u003e. His poetry has been featured in \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry 2010\u003c\/i\u003e. Seibles has been the recipient of an NEA grant for poetry and Open Voice award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Seibles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0983294429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780983294429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Etruscan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/19\/2011","brand":"Tim Seibles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994183500031,"sku":"9780983294429","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1050060-9581-4454-adc9-910df0b500b1.jpg?v=1683328623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fast-animal-tim-seibles-9780983294429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}