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In \u003cem\u003eDoggerel\u003c\/em\u003e, Betts examines this subject through a more prosaic—but equally rich—lens: dogs. He reminds us that, as our lives are broken and put back together, the only witness often barks instead of talks. In these poems, which touch on companionship in its many forms, Betts seamlessly and skillfully deploys the pantoum, ghazal, and canzone, in conversation with artists such as Freddie Gibbs and Lil Wayne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimultaneously philosophical and playful, \u003cem\u003eDoggerel\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on family, falling in love, friendship, and those who accompany us on our walk through life. Balancing political critique with personal experience, Betts once again shows us \"how poems can be enlisted to radically disrupt narrative\" (Dan Chiasson, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e)—and, in doing so, reveals the world anew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"... every story becomes a multiplication,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf the naming is filled less with names than\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the best parts, the barking \u0026amp; everything\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElse, because who among us hasn't been\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs mangy as a rescue, even on our best\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDays, desiring mostly to be loved.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e-from \"Rings\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430609240300,"sku":"9781324089254","price":51.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781324089254.jpg?v=1774558957"},{"product_id":"felon-by-reginald-dwayne-betts-9780393542035","title":"Felon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn fierce, agile poems, \u003cem\u003eFelon\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the effects of incarceration—canvassing a wide range of emotions and experiences through homelessness, underemployment, love, drug abuse, domestic violence, fatherhood, and grace—and, in doing so, creates a travelogue for an imagined life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReginald Dwayne Betts confronts the funk of post-incarceration existence in traditional and newfound forms, from revolutionary found poems created by redacting court documents to the astonishing crown of sonnets that serves as the volume's radiant conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430687195372,"sku":"9780393542035","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780393542035.jpg?v=1774558722"},{"product_id":"nigel-poor-the-san-quentin-project-by-mesro-coles-el-9781597114929","title":"Nigel Poor: The San Quentin Project","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSales Points\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnique blend of art, education, and activism from an acclaimed cocreator of the \u003ci\u003eEar Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInsightful essay contributions from writers Rachel Kushner and Reginald Dwayne Betts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Comp Titles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInside the Wire: Photographs from Texas and Arkansas Prisons\u003c\/i\u003e, by Bruce Jackson. 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