{"product_id":"original-bodies-paperback","title":"Original Bodies - 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\u003eDoug Ramspeck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2013 Michael Waters Poetry Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOriginal Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e explores the primitive mindset, the ancient brain that exists within us all. Most of us don't believe that three crows in a black willow tree portend death or that we can read our lives in the entrails of a pickerel frog or in a hognose snakeskin found draped beside a river bank. But we do wish that we might gain some small control over our destinies. Residing half in the real world and half in the dream world, these poems accentuate the slipperiness we often feel between the corporeal and incorporeal, which is the source of both our fears and longings.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoug Ramspeck\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four previous poetry collections. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eMechanical Fireflies\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), won the Barrow Street Press Poetry Prize, and his first, \u003ci\u003eBlack Tupelo Country\u003c\/i\u003e (BkMk Press, 2008), won the John Ciardi Prize for Poetry. His poems have appeared in journals that include \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Ramspeck is an associate professor at The Ohio State University at Lima, where he teaches creative writing and directs the Writing Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377643086131,"sku":"9781930508309","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/i6BVHeolTW9781930508309.webp?v=1779326019","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/original-bodies-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}