{"product_id":"bitsui-sherwin-shapeshiftpb","title":"Bitsui, Sherwin: Shapeshift","description":"\u003cp\u003eArizona, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: September 1, 2003\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003cspan\u003eIn words drawn from urban and Navajo perspectives, Sherwin Bitsui articulates the challenge a Native American person faces in reconciling his or her inherited history of lore and spirit with the coldness of postmodern civilization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShapeshift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a collection of startling new poetry that explores the tensions between the worlds of nature and man. Through brief, imagistic poems interspersed with evocative longer narratives, it offers powerful perceptions of American culture and politics and their lack of spiritual grounding. Linking story, history, and voice, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShapeshift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is laced with interweaving images--the gravitational pull of a fishbowl, the scent of burning hair, the trickle of motor oil from a harpooned log--that speak to the rich diversity of contemporary Diné writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Tonight, I draw a raven's wing inside a circle\u003cbr\u003emeasured a half second\u003cbr\u003ebefore it expands into a hand.\u003cbr\u003eI wrap its worn grip over our feet\u003cbr\u003eAs we thrash against pine needles inside the earthen pot.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith complexities of tone that shift between disconnectedness and wholeness, irony and sincerity, Bitsui demonstrates a balance of excitement and intellect rarely found in a debut volume. As deft as it is daring, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShapeshift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e teases the mind and stirs the imagination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40817184931863,"sku":"9780816523429","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/products\/view_archive_44819d76-d1f0-418d-9397-9093505ae6e6.jpg?v=1703281792","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/bitsui-sherwin-shapeshiftpb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}