{"product_id":"tucker-kira-wildestpb","title":"[12\/01\/26] Tucker, Kira: Wildest","description":"\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: December 1, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL POETRY SERIES, Kira Tucker's \u003cem\u003eWildest\u003c\/em\u003e rethinks the American Dream as a series of ecological nightmares and the untold stories buried within. These unflinching lyrics bear witness to the raging wildfires, literal and figurative, of social injustice--from the haunting origins of Lake Lanier to the human rights crisis converging at this nation's borders and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the Delta South, \u003cem\u003eWildest\u003c\/em\u003e is a sojourn through geographies of loss and hope--from the diasporic flora of the Puerto Rican rainforest, to the microplastics clouding Mt. Fuji, to the iridescent beauty of Gulf Coast oil spills, and more. Investigating turn-of-the-century dream science alongside apocalyptic climate data, this collection insists on a reclamation of wildness. Each poem reaches--through personal memory, archives of public life, and seeds of possibility--toward a richer understanding of our collective unconscious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove all, this striking debut asks: how might we dream, grieve, and make meaning at this global tipping point?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118185635863,"sku":"9781636143217","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/81bJfDUUGoL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782069938","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/tucker-kira-wildestpb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}