{"product_id":"the-experiment-of-the-tropics-lawrence-lacambra-ypil-9780982814253","title":"The Experiment of the Tropics: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e**Finalist for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards**\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLonglisted for \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Believer Book Awards\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, 2020 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNamed 1 of 6 must-read poetry books in April 2019 by The Millions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe co-winner of the inaugural Gaudy Boy Poetry Book Prize.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrough the lens of history and photography, The Experiment of the Tropics returns to early-twentieth-century Philippines during American occupation and asks, \"How does one look at the past?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy braiding the music of anthropology with the intimacy of the lyric, Lawrence Ypil explores history's archives and excavates a city, both real and imagined, that is constituted by the shimmer of petal and porch, coral and brass--a river-refrigerator where women catch their reflections on the sheen of magazines and men lean against the walls of old houses and beckon, \u003cem\u003ecome here. \u003c\/em\u003e So, we approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpare, musical, and erotic, \u003cem\u003eThe Experiment of the Tropics \u003c\/em\u003euses the intersection of text and image to meditate on the nature of a city and its longing, the revelatory power of photography, and the startling capacity of poetry to cut into the violent but redemptive parts of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Lacambra Ypil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0982814259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780982814253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gaudy Boy, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.15d","brand":"Lawrence Lacambra Ypil","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992595038463,"sku":"9780982814253","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0aa7d58c-3d91-47ac-bccf-ed8477963874.jpg?v=1683319768","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-experiment-of-the-tropics-lawrence-lacambra-ypil-9780982814253","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}