{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-the-midwest-paperback","title":"A Brief History of the Midwest - 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\u003eAndrew Grace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Brief History of the Midwest\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyric encapsulation of the hardship and hope of the American Midwest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These poems trace the trajectory of the middle of America from its colonization to the present day. Hardships that range from loneliness to the opioid crisis to the largest earthquake in US history reverberate through the collection's fields, Northern waters, and derelict barns. The losses here are both historical and personal, as is the resilience of those who survived them. All the while there are moments of light that transcend a history \" written in thorn,\" a moment of rest after bathing sheep, the flick of a trout in the Boyne River, a fistful of rose hips.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Grace was born and raised on Shadeland Farm in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. He is the the author of three books of poems, \u003ci\u003eA Belonging Field, Shadeland, and SANCTA\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, Poetry, Boston Review, New Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdroit Journal\u003c\/i\u003e amongst others. A recipient of the Guy Owen Prize from the Southern Poetry Review and two Ohio Arts Council awards for Individual Excellence, he is a former Stegner Fellow at Stanford and is a Senior Editor at the Kenyon Review. He teaches at Kenyon College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53577852846387,"sku":"9781625571588","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-the-midwest-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}