{"product_id":"i-was-waiting-to-see-what-you-would-do-first-poems-paperback-1","title":"I Was Waiting to See What You Would Do First: Poems - 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\u003eAngie Mazakis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, 2020 Miller Williams Poetry Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike nesting dolls, the poems in I Was Waiting to See What You Would Do First contain scenes within scenes, inviting the reader over and over again to sharpen focus on minute details that, though small, reveal much about human perception and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngie Mazakis handles these layers of revelation with great tenderness. Her poems wander in the way that a curious mind wanders, so that even though they often end very far from where they started, they are anchored in the familiar, referring to experiences we all share: a moment of distraction in a coffee shop imagining a conversation with someone across the room, or a narrative built around the expressions of the cartoon people on the airplane seatback safety guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Was Waiting to See What You Would Do First\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the notion that whether through a cosmic or microscopic lens, \"You just see one moment; you just see now.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngie Mazakis's poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic, Boston Review, The Iowa Review, Best New Poets, Washington Square Review, Columbia Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLana Turner Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a doctoral student in creative writing at Ohio University. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 103\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52730678214963,"sku":"9781682261347","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bnVvd1fmgZ9781682261347_9953fe41-6e20-4f6b-9aa7-5b32df811a24.webp?v=1763841329","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/i-was-waiting-to-see-what-you-would-do-first-poems-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}