{"product_id":"spit-paperback-2","title":"Spit - 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\u003eDaniel Lassell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first-ever poetry book set on a llama farm, Daniel Lassell's debut collection, \u003ci\u003eSpit\u003c\/i\u003e, examines the roles we play in the act of belonging. It is a portrait of a boy living on a farm populated with chickens sung to sleep by lullaby, captive wolves next door that attack a child, and a herd of llamas learning to survive despite coyotes and a chaotic family. The collection in part explores the role of the body in health and illness and one's treatment of the earth and others. A theme of spirituality also weaves throughout the collection as the speaker treks into adulthood, yearning for peace amid the decline of his parents' marriage. Driven by a \"wish to visit \/ some landless landscape,\" the speaker eventually leaves his family's farm, only to find that return is impossible. After losing the farm and the llama herd to his parents' divorce, the speaker wrestles with the role of presence as it relates to healing, remarking, \"I wish enough, \/ to have only \/\/ these memories I have.\" Unflinching at every turn, the collection pushes the boundaries of \"home\" to arrive upon new meaning, definition, and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDANIEL LASSELL\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAd Spot\u003c\/i\u003e, a limited edition chapbook. His poems have been published in the \u003ci\u003eColorado Review, Southern Humanities Review, Puerto del Sol, Birmingham Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e. He grew up in Kentucky, where he raised llamas and alpacas. He now lives in Colorado with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48543506759901,"sku":"9781611863963","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/rgM2DlwdaH9781611863963.webp?v=1789128231","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/spit-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}