{"product_id":"neighborhood-of-gray-houses-paperback","title":"Neighborhood of Gray Houses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Annis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in Derek Annis's debut collection, \u003ci\u003eNeighborhood of Gray House\u003c\/i\u003es, wander through a landscape darkened by childhood abandonment and loss, before coming to rest in a home illuminated by new life and cautious optimism. The speaker comes to consciousness at a time when parental contracts have been breached and in a world falling apart, and as it falls apart, the poems become increasingly surreal, increasingly sure of the world's uncertainty. Ultimately, the birth of the speaker's daughters provides direction, a way out of the neighborhood of gray houses, to a place with more solid footing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Annis\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Spokane, Washington, and holds an MFA from Eastern Washington University. He is an editor and social media manager for Lynx House Press and has been a reader and editor for \u003ci\u003eWillow Springs Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. His poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGettysburg Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMissouri Review Online\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpillway\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThird Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\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 31, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857815372083,"sku":"9781733340007","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Gyom10G0219781733340007.webp?v=1793570450","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/neighborhood-of-gray-houses-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}