{"product_id":"paces-the-cage","title":"Paces The Cage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eInterspersed with ambient sound, lighting and stage directions, Henry-Smith's poems read as an improvised performance fusing the literal and metaphorical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eS*an D. Henry-Smith's second full-length book of poems, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePaces the Cage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, lifts off from their previous book by expanding an already-queered language to near breaking point. Through the complexities of Henry-Smith's personal experiences and the use of a poetically fragmented voice, the literal and metaphorical are remixed in real time. Henry-Smith's occasional inclusion of ambient sounds, stage directions, lighting cues and an environmentally musical language helps to build a rich auditory landscape that enhances the immersive quality of the poems, creating a deep and evocative experience by this adventurous and endlessly exciting poet. The spontaneous shifts in tone, style and subject matter offer a mirror to personal and historical narratives of oppression, adversity, the act of speaking and what it means to be truly heard by your community of fellow creators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eS*an D. Henry-Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (born 1992) is a poet and photographer. Their first poetry collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWild Peach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2020), was published by Futurepoem and shortlisted for the PEN Open Book Award. They are also the author of two chapbooks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46159575974041,"sku":"9798991298865","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0899\/2716\/files\/81CJXxzkTYL._SL1500.jpg?v=1771101144","url":"https:\/\/burrogoods.sbs\/products\/paces-the-cage","provider":"Burro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}