{"product_id":"how-to-survive-the-apocalypse-poems-hardcover","title":"How to Survive the Apocalypse: Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Allen Trimble\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Survive the Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e, the second collection from poet Jacqueline Allen Trimble, examines the many apocalypses that African Americans have weathered, advising that those who wish to avoid annihilation should \"live by rage and joy and turpentine.\" Trimble reimagines the sonnet and the parable, producing poems of ironic indictment and joyous celebration. The book explores aspects of the Black experience in America, from Black woman pride, Nat Turner, kneeling, and the burning down of fast-food restaurants. Sometimes funny, sometimes biting, \u003ci\u003eHow to Survive the Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e connects history to the contemporary and in the writing proves that the only balm for rage is creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJACQUELINE ALLEN TRIMBLE lives and writes in Montgomery, Alabama, where she is a professor of English and the chairperson of Languages and Literatures at Alabama State University. Serving as the Poet Laureate for the State of Alabama from 2026 to 2030, she is also a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow, a Cave Canem Fellow, and a two-time Alabama State Council on the Arts Fellow. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, her first poetry collection, won the Balcones Poetry Prize, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Survive the Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of the ten best poetry books of 2022 by the New York Public Library. Her work has appeared in various publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Griot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Offing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Lake Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.5 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43778890039359,"sku":"9781588384669","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/how-to-survive-the-apocalypse-poems-hardcover","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}