{"product_id":"digging-to-wonderland-memory-pieces-paperback-1","title":"Digging to Wonderland: Memory Pieces - Paperback","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\u003eDavid Trinidad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis suburban California coming of age navigates Trinidad's personal history in the shadow of Hollywood, against the dramas of the 1960s and '70s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Trinidad's pieces teach us how memory and history are forms of yearning, and about what can and cannot be recovered.\" --Amy Gerstler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is the writing of a poet who loves the world into language.\" --Aaron Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoet David Trinidad's past is rich fodder for a collection of memory pieces that wind the reader through the underbelly of 1960s and '70s America--and Southern California, more specifically. In Trinidad's recollections, the proximity to Hollywood both glamorizes and condemns the bustling suburbs. Stains of the Manson murders and adoration for \u003cem\u003eThe Boys in the Band\u003c\/em\u003e are documented with the same care as fascinations with Barbie dolls and twelve-cent comic books. The struggles of an awkward gay teenager meld into the weighty anecdotes of a young man who befriends famous writers, acts as a historian for familial legacies, and confronts the limitations of desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title piece, \"Digging to Wonderland,\" presents a young David Trinidad and his friend Nancy as they tunnel into the ground of her backyard, in search of the next great adventure. Ultimately, we witness a childhood spent under the threat of annihilation: \"So the 'twinkly lights' in the hills above Chatsworth were actually missiles armed with nuclear warheads. And without knowing it, I grew up under their spell.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Trinidad\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than twenty books of poetry, collaborations, and edited volumes. These include \u003cem\u003eSwinging on a Star\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNotes on a Past Life\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDear Prudence: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePlasticville\u003c\/em\u003e, finalist for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. Trinidad is editor of \u003cem\u003ePunk Rock Is Cool for the End of the World: Poems and Notebooks of Ed Smith \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eA Fast Life: The Collected Poems of Tim Dlugos\u003c\/em\u003e, which won a Lambda Literary Award. He is a professor of poetry at Columbia College, Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52457005252915,"sku":"9781933527284","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/c251R1dNZU9TczJ6M2hYdUNZWEhWZz09_14b50956-b0b5-4f03-8fd8-38136cf5f8ed.webp?v=1759164941","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/digging-to-wonderland-memory-pieces-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}