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Brown's early works, mesmerizing prose, and hit poems that have taken the literary world by storm. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImmerse yourself in the enchanting verses of \"The Kurosawa Champagne,\" \"The Chinese Elevator,\" \"Pleased to Meet You Yellow, My Name is Blue,\" and the acclaimed \"A Finger, Two Dots Then Me,\" which has been transformed into an award-winning short film. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaw emotion and evocative imagery graces each page, as Brown's words come to life and leave a lasting impact on the reader. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFall in love with this extraordinary collection, where each poem is a work of art, discovery, and a testament to the boundless power of the written word.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"A wit as sharp as Sedaris, a sensibility as poignant as Sexton, Brown manages to blur the lines between poet and cult writer with remarkable ease and grace. 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Spanning 2004-2006, It includes such popular works such as 'The Victory Explosions,\" \"All Distortion, All the Time,\" \"St. Marks,\" and \"The Last Poem about Anne Sexton.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"I love Derrick Brown for the surprise of one word waking up next to another. One moment tender, funny or romantic, the next, visceral, ironic and revelatory - here is the full chaos of life. An amazing talent.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Janet Fitch,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor of White Oleander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A wit as sharp as Sedaris, a sensibility as poignant as Sexton, Brown manages to blur the lines between poet and cult writer with remarkable ease and grace.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnthem Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Write Bloody Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10990405091443,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/0535\/4099\/products\/I_Love_You_is_Back.jpg?v=1530134869"},{"product_id":"no-matter-the-wreckage","title":"No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay (Paperback)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #DCDCDC; border-radius: 12px; padding: 15px; display: flex; width: 300px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex: 45%; padding-right: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image-hub-cloud.lightningsource.com\/2011-04-01\/Images\/front_cover\/x200\/sku\/1938912489.jpg?viewkey=c1b6bb18998ed0f788ec4d367087d97dd3da398161645c488c24bf9a016e8ecb\" style=\"width: 96px; height: auto; align-self: flex-start;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 55%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; font: normal normal bold 16px\/22px Open Sans; padding: 5px;\"\u003eNo Matter the Wreckage\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; font: italic normal normal 13px\/18px Open Sans; padding: 5px;\"\u003eSarah Kay, and Janowitz, Sophia\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.ingramspark.com\/b\/084?params=ie86qHbiBP12B0tr0U08EvJKSHSehnhCuCpcfU1uPfT\" style=\"background: #FEBE10 0% 0% no-repeat padding-box; border-radius: 8px; color: black; text-decoration: none; width: 163px; height: 34px; display: table-cell; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; font: normal normal bold 16px\/22px Open Sans;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBuy Now\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003euilding on the triumph of her acclaimed poem \"B,\" Sarah Kay's \u003cem\u003eNo Matter the Wreckage \u003c\/em\u003espans her first decade as a poet, delving into her whimsical world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection invites readers to revel in both new and beloved works, showcasing Kay's eloquent ability to celebrate the essence of family, love, travel, history, and even peculiar romances between inanimate objects (\"Toothbrush to the Bicycle Tire\"). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull of honest and charming poems, Kay encourages us to explore the weird and wondrous. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou jaywalked your way out of the womb.\u003cbr\u003eI would recognize you anywhere\u003cbr\u003eby the hiccup in your swagger. Tell me,\u003cbr\u003ewhere in the world did you find all that thunder?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback • Ships in 2-3 days • Also available through Ingram. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c!-- BUTTON TEMPLATE - Copy this entire code block --\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSarah Kay is a writer, performer, and educator from New York City. 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To taste you\u003cbr\u003eis to be in a bathtub of wine, drinking a better wine.\u003cbr\u003eYour big eyes wide, spring breaking.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover • Ships in 2-3 days • Also available through Ingram. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDerrick C. Brown is a novelist, comedian, poet, librettist, gondolier and storyteller from Long Beach, California. 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Brown trusts his readers' intelligence, while never forgetting that poems should move us, shake us, remake us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most important question we can ask isn't \"is this poetry?\" but \"does this change me?\" Brown's answer is a resounding yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYour kiss was fast medicine,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"66\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ezipped into my gums.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"91\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYour skin is a museum of new snow.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback • Ships in 3 days • Also available through Ingram. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDerrick C. Brown is a novelist, comedian, poet, librettist, gondolier and storyteller from Long Beach, California. 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