{"product_id":"these-are-the-breaks-idris-goodwin-9781935904144","title":"These Are the Breaks: A Collection of Prose","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThese Are The Breaks\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut essay collection of NEA award-winning playwright, HBO Def Poet, and critically acclaimed \"indie\" rapper, Idris Goodwin.\u003c\/b\u003e A rhythmic blend of biting wit and break-beat poetry, Goodwin's prose pulses with purpose. Remixing broken dreams and distorted legacies, Goodwin cross-fades past and present, personal and political: Motown's last vinyl factory juxtaposes against Bronx rap legends battling in open-air arenas; Chicago's Public School system contrasts against Santa Fe's tourism industry; an Egyptian child drowns in the Dead Sea as Nat Turner sprints across Death Valley. Diverse in scope and wickedly satirical, Goodwin's poetic essays sample race, class, and culture, transcending the page with hip-hop musicality. These Are The Breaks is the literary mixtape of our cacophonous times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Idris Goodwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1935904140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935904144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Write Bloody Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Idris Goodwin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838401368319,"sku":"9781935904144","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d621ced-206c-40a3-8012-761da3a04513.jpg?v=1746589723","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/these-are-the-breaks-idris-goodwin-9781935904144","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}