{"product_id":"the-interrogation-michael-bazzett-9781571314932","title":"The Interrogation: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eYou Must Remember This\u003c\/em\u003e, an uncanny collection of poems that plumbs our capacity for cruelty and for wonder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho?\u003c\/em\u003e A speaker at once questioner and questioned. An artist who embraces and resists what his work requires of him. \"A naked \/ man in a crowd.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat?\u003c\/em\u003e Poems at once surreal and vulnerable, refusing to hide their uncomfortable truths behind their wildest imaginings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere?\u003c\/em\u003e In the mind, where \"Nobody fails at meditation \/ like I do.\" Outside dreamlike cities. In the rich earth under a simple mattress. In new, disorienting fables and seemingly familiar folktales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen?\u003c\/em\u003e As a child, spurning his mother. As a young man, seeking wisdom and peace. And as an older man, looking back at what he once was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuffused in psychology, uncertainty, and desire, \u003cem\u003eThe Interrogation\u003c\/em\u003e is a catechism of the self--or selves. Inside this collection's hall of mirrors, faces double and multiply endlessly, and voices echo, laugh, and taunt. \u003cem\u003eWhy?\u003c\/em\u003e these poems ask. Why does art demand sacrifice? Why does the heart want what it wants? And how do we escape loneliness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Interrogation\u003c\/em\u003e is an accomplished collection, unsparingly honest, infused with yearning and laced with dark humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Bazzett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571314938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571314932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/02\/2017","brand":"Michael Bazzett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985168924927,"sku":"9781571314932","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67f3acf9-5a47-4ab6-81fd-1d2b85e5f01a.jpg?v=1683275958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-interrogation-michael-bazzett-9781571314932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}