{"product_id":"my-favorite-tyrants-9780299297848","title":"My Favorite Tyrants","description":"\u003ci\u003eWinner of the 2014 Brittingham Prize in Poetry, selected by Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe word \"tyrant\" carries negative connotations, but in this new collection, Joanne Diaz tries to understand what makes tyranny so compelling, even seductive. These dynamic, funny, often poignant poems investigate the nature of tyranny in all of its forms--political, cultural, familial, and erotic. Poems about Stalin, Lenin, and Castro appear beside poems about deeply personal histories. The result is a powerful exploration of desire, grief, and loss in a world where private relationships are always illuminated and informed by larger, more despotic forces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner, Midwest Book Award for Poetry, Midwest Independent Publishers Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5660826\"\u003eJoanne Diaz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.13w x 0.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299297848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299297845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005070\"\u003eAmerican | Hispanic \u0026amp; Latino\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoanne Diaz is an assistant professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University. She is the author of an earlier collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eThe Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e, and her poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAGNI\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She is also a past recipient of writing fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49248728940843,"sku":"0299297845","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/7966\/2379\/files\/university-of-wisconsin-press-paperback-default-title-my-favorite-tyrants-38985421160747.jpg?v=1772741181","url":"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/my-favorite-tyrants-9780299297848","provider":"TX CorrectionsBookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}