{"product_id":"song-dread-otoniya-j-okot-bitek-9781772015164","title":"Song \u0026 Dread","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOVID meditations from literary phenom Otoniya J. Okot Bitek\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRife with the paradoxical forces of boredom and intensity, the early days of COVID-19 passed under an inescapable pall. The poems of \u003ci\u003eSong \u0026amp; Dread\u003c\/i\u003e seek quietude, order, refuge, and space within that shroud. They remind us of community, connectedness, and what is inherently shared. Here, Otoniya J. Okot Bitek becomes a record keeper, observing the contradictory, symbiotic relationship between the quotidian and the extraordinary. These works are of their time, while remembering an existence outside it. With a keen eye, Bitek documents the ways the strange can become normalized when there is no other option. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Otoniya J. Okot Bitek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1772015164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772015164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Talonbooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.74h x 5.83w x 0.39d","brand":"Otoniya J. Okot Bitek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074838950143,"sku":"9781772015164","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef859027-7c62-416f-bcc4-1d1335ca41d9.jpg?v=1685456070","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/song-dread-otoniya-j-okot-bitek-9781772015164","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}