{"product_id":"07-01-26-gelley-newman-reuben-dear-dear","title":"[07\/01\/26] Gelley Newman, Reuben: Dear Dear","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrio House Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: July 01, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003cspan\u003eWinner of the 2025 Louise Bogan Award, Reuben Gelley Newman's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDear Dear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e renders queer love through the lens of music, art, nature, and politics. Drawing on artists from Bach to Mitski, Gelley Newman flirts with nostalgia but refuses to dwell in the past, asking how remembering our ancestors can reinvigorate our present struggles. In these poems, sound becomes the language of desire and self-expression: \"I want to do better \/ I want to be the husband of the song.\" Combining playful sonnets and earnest narratives, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDear Dear\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003esearches for belonging in our grief-stricken world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45089408974871,"sku":"9781949487664","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/71KW0vXLHJL._SL1360.jpg?v=1777239952","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/07-01-26-gelley-newman-reuben-dear-dear","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}