{"title":"Matthew Shenoda","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatthew Shenoda is the author of three collections of poetry including one from BOA Editions, \u003cem\u003eSeasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone\u003c\/em\u003e (2009). His collection \u003cem\u003eSomewhere Else\u003c\/em\u003e (Coffee House Press, 2005), was the winner of a 2006 American Book Award and was named one of 2005’s debut books of the year by \u003cem\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.He is an associate professor in the Department of Creative Writing at Columbia College, Chicago. For more information about Matthew Shenoda, visit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewshenoda.com\/\"\u003ewww.matthewshenoda.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"seasons-of-lotus-seasons-of-bone-poems","title":"Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Matthew Shenoda's poetry will open your mind to another world that exists inside and outside of your own.\" —Amiri Baraka \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Shenoda is a powerful emerging voice, a poet who speaks of history, cultural memory, ecological concerns, and the continuum of past and present. Weaving together narratives of ancient and contemporary Egypt while exploring the ecological shifts of the Nile river valley, \u003cem\u003eSeasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone\u003c\/em\u003e introduces a rare perspective at the crossroads of the African continent and its diasporas.  Steeped heavily in the Papyrus of Ani, (the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead) \u003cem\u003eSeasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone\u003c\/em\u003e delves into an inquiry of the contemporary human condition, the loss of culture and place, and the existing schism between the secular and spiritual.  His takes on culture and the process of integrating – or being unable to integrate – one’s inherited culture with larger American culture make Shenoda’s work socially significant, bold, and politically relevant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No poet exercises the healing powers of poetry like Shenoda, whose verse reads like prayer, incantation --the soothing words of hope to mend a damaged world.\" --National Book Critics Circle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchism\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne man dreams\u003cbr\u003eOf fire\u003cbr\u003eBut cannot strike\u003cbr\u003eTwo sticks  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne man strikes\u003cbr\u003eTwo sticks\u003cbr\u003eBut cannot dream\u003cbr\u003eOf fire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOA Editions, Ltd 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvailable Editions:\u003cbr\u003e-------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003ePaperback $16.00\u003cbr\u003ePublishing Date: 2009\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8420035333,"sku":"9781934414279","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/SEASONS_OF_LOTUS.jpg?v=1527683338"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/collections\/shenoda2color.jpg?v=1453994195","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/collections\/matthew-shenoda.oembed","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}