{"product_id":"lo-fi-citadels-paperback","title":"Lo-Fi Citadels - 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\u003eAndrew Collard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNatalie Bakopoulos\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNandi Comer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA collection honoring the experience of human connection.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by classic Motown and the Midwest's rich history of social poetics, Andrew Collard's poetry collection asks readers to trust their bodies and the experience of human connection in a society that alienates us from our handiwork and from each other. Set largely in Southeast Michigan, these poems evoke the joys and difficulties of raising a family amid financial uncertainty in the empire of the automobile. Poems like \"Bus Stop Promenade\" and \"Loneliness in the Key of Sprawl,\" in tone and form, embrace the challenge of putting language to experience, while the \"Autotopia\" sequence addresses issues of labor and the environment. \u003ci\u003eLo-Fi Citadels\u003c\/i\u003e is a love song sung among grocery stores, bus stops, malls, and vacant lots to remind us what we're made of. This stunning book emphasizes the interrelatedness of living things and revels in the interdependence of the human body and mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by classic Motown and the Midwest's rich history of social poetics, Andrew Collard's poetry collection asks readers to trust their bodies and the experience of human connection in a society that alienates us from our handiwork and from each other. These poems posit the human frame as a site of refuge amid increasing automation, along with the tangible and the vintage. \u003ci\u003eLo-Fi Citadels\u003c\/i\u003e is a love song sung among grocery stores, bus stops, malls, and vacant lots to remind us what we're made of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Collard is a writer and teacher. His first book, Sprawl, won the Hollis Summers Poetry Prize and a gold medal in the 2024 Midwest Book Awards. He received a PhD from Western Michigan University and has served as a poetry editor for \u003ci\u003eWitness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThird Coast Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his son in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8.94 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344406307123,"sku":"9780814353103","price":32.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RfK6bcoPNx9780814353103.webp?v=1778725456","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/lo-fi-citadels-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}