{"product_id":"maybe-the-body-asa-drake-9781963108682","title":"Maybe the Body: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliant debut poetry collection by National Poetry Series finalist Asa Drake that explores the lineage and future lineage of a body shaped by economic, ecological, and political dissonance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her stunning debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eMaybe the Body\u003c\/i\u003e, Asa Drake witnesses firsthand the conflicts between art and patriotism, labor and longing. She reaches for the lush landscapes--real and recounted--of the Philippines and the American South as she traces the lineage of a body shaped by economic, ecological, and political dissonance. As one poem reminds us, \"it's so hard to write about love without writing about the country we live in.\" These thirty-eight poems, threaded together with a six-part braided sequence, bind a multigenerational conversation between grandmothers, mothers, and aunts through a range of forms, from pantoums to prose poems. With its vivid imagery and an unforgettable lyrical perspective, \u003ci\u003eMaybe the Body\u003c\/i\u003ereconsiders the \"natural\" transactions of work, intimacy, and the poem itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Asa Drake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 196310868X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963108682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tin House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Asa Drake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202592424191,"sku":"9781963108682","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f00fc678-020d-4c2b-87aa-aea25882aca7.jpg?v=1756832813","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maybe-the-body-asa-drake-9781963108682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}