Father's DayGifts for GradsBlack-owned or founded brands at TargetGroceryClothing, Shoes & AccessoriesBabyHomeFurnitureKitchen & DiningOutdoor Living & GardenToysElectronicsVideo GamesMovies, Music & BooksSports & OutdoorsBeautyPersonal CareHealthPetsHousehold EssentialsArts, Crafts & SewingSchool & Office SuppliesParty SuppliesLuggageGift IdeasGift CardsClearanceTarget New ArrivalsTarget Finds#TargetStyleTop DealsTarget Circle OffersWeekly AdShop Order PickupShop Same Day DeliveryRegistryRedCardTarget CircleFind Stores
$20.49When purchased online
About this item
Specifications
Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .75 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 232
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Poetry
Publisher: Wave Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Douglas Kearney
Language: English
Street Date: November 15, 2022
TCIN: 85935804
UPC: 9781950268672
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-4713
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
Description
About the Book
"A book of lectures by Douglas Kearney, published in the Bagley Wright Lecture Series"--Book Synopsis
Finalist for the 2023 CLMP Firecracker Award in Creative NonfictionOptic Subwoof is a collection of talks that poet and National Book Award finalist Douglas Kearney presented for the Bagley Wright Lecture Series in 2020 and 2021. As kinetic on the page as they are in person, these lectures offer an urgent critique of the intersections between violence and entertainment, interrogating the ways in which poetry, humor, visual art, music, pop culture, and performance alternately uphold and subvert this violence. With genius precision and an avant-garde sensibility, Kearney examines the nuances around Black visibility and its aestheticization. In myriad ways, Optic Subwoof is a book that establishes Kearney as one of the most dynamic writers and thinkers of the twenty-first century.Review Quotes
"Kearney's prosody is miraculous.....I can't think of another writer as gifted as Kearney is at sound."--Ken Chen, NPR "Reading Kearney's poems is like being inside of a crystal -- depending on the time of day and how the light is shining through the crystal, the poem's meaning can change. It is truly a disorienting prismatic experience."--Victoria Chang, LA Review of Books "Kearney's exquisite poems dissolve our sight, force us to speak aloud, and compel us to hunt and find within the illogic logic of our lives. Patter is its own genius music--revolutionary, intimate, and everyone's"--Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen
About the Author
Douglas Kearney has published seven poetry collections, including Sho (Wave 2021), which is a finalist for the PEN and the National Book Award, Buck Studies (Fence Books, 2016), winner of the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Award, the CLMP Firecracker Award for Poetry, and the California Book Award silver medal for poetry. He has received a Whiting Writer's Award, a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Cy Twombly Award for Poetry, residencies/fellowships from Cave Canem, The Rauschenberg Foundation, and others. Kearney teaches Creative Writing at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and lives in St. Paul with his family.If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 0.7 inches length x 5.9 inches width x 8.2 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.75 pounds
We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.
This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: United States Minor Outlying Islands, American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO, Guam (see also separate entry under GU)
Return details
This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.
This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, shipped, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or made ready for pickup.
See the return policy for complete information.
