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  Trace Evidence

  Charif Shanahan

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  A Chicago Review of Books Most Anticipated Chicago Book of 2023 
   
   
   
  "A truly magical achievement." —Ocean Vuong 
   
   
   
  In Trace Evidence, the urgent follow-up to his award-winning debut Into Each Room We Enter without Knowing, Charif Shanahan continues his piercing meditations on the intricacies of mixed-race identity, queer desire, time, mortality, and the legacies of anti-Blackness in the US and abroad. At the collection's center sits "On the Overnight from Agadir," a poem that chronicles Shanahan's survival of a devastating bus accident in Morocco, his mother's birth country, and ruminates on home, belonging, and the mysteries of fate. With rich lyricism, power, and tenderness, Trace Evidence centers the racial periphery and excavates the vestiges of our violent colonial past in the most intimate aspects of our lives. In a language yoked equally to the physical and metaphysical worlds, the poet articulates the need we all share for real intimacy and connection, and proves, time and again, that the true cost of our separateness is the love that our survival requires.

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  The Misanthrope

  Molière Molière

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  Molière's timeless classic, The Misanthrope, is a brilliant exploration of human nature, social hypocrisy, and the conflicts between honesty and societal expectation. Written in the 17th century, this comedic masterpiece remains strikingly relevant today, revealing the eternal struggle of integrity in a world governed by pretense.
  
  At the heart of the play is Alceste, a man of unwavering honesty who despises the lies, flattery, and superficiality of high society. His refusal to compromise his principles earns him ridicule and isolation, yet his moral rigidity is contrasted with his passionate love for Célimène, a witty and charming woman whose playful flirtations and social maneuvering epitomize the very society Alceste despises.
  
  Through sharp wit, clever dialogue, and intricate social commentary, Molière exposes the contradictions and absurdities of human behavior. The play examines the tension between sincerity and politeness, love and reason, individuality and conformity. It challenges readers to question their own values, social interactions, and the compromises they make to fit into a world rife with pretense.
  
  Molière's The Misanthrope is more than just a comedy—it is a mirror reflecting the complexities of human relationships, a satire that cuts to the core of social conventions, and a timeless study of integrity, love, and the struggle to remain true to oneself in an often hypocritical society.
  
  Perfect for lovers of classic literature, drama, and social critique, this edition brings Molière's sharp insights and timeless humor to life, offering readers both entertainment and profound reflection.

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  The Wonder Paradox - Embracing...

  Jennifer Michael Hecht

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  Religion once formed the rhythms and structures of society: marking time with calendars, carving out space for contemplation, creating connection, reinforcing legacy and morality. Now, for many, religion no longer runs the show. So where shall we find our magic? How do we celebrate milestones? Which texts can focus our attention but still offer space for inquiry, communion, and the chance to dwell for a dazzling instant in what can’t be said? The answer, Jennifer Michael Hecht?the historian, poet, and bestselling author of Doubt?tells us, is poetry. In twenty chapters built from years of questions and conversation with those looking for an authentic and meaningful life, Hecht offers ways to excavate the useful aspects of tradition and to replace what no longer feels true. Through cultures and poetic wisdom from around the world?Sappho, Rumi, Shakespeare, Issa, Tagore, Frost, Szymborska, Angelou, and others?she blends literary criticism with spiritual guidance rooted in the everyday. Linking our needs to particular poems, she helps us better understand those needs, ourselves, and poetry. Our capacity for wonder is one of the greatest joys of being human; The Wonder Paradox celebrates that instinct and that yearning. Like Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way and Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, it promises to inspire generations.

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  The Rabbit Hole

  Jhancy Kalam

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  She was living in a world filled with abuse until she discovered a way to unravel the mysteries of an outer world. Little did she know the price she would have to pay to embark on this new journey – a journey that promised true love, peace, and eternal joy. As she travelled along the fine line between sanity and insanity, she dared to accept her flaws and embrace her mistakes. Will she be drawn into the black hole or find her way back to the home she dearly missed? The Rabbit Hole takes you through her enigmatic journey, capturing the essence of an alternate reality. It delves into the highs and lows of human emotions and the struggle to find self-love. It explores how we determine what is right and wrong in our minds and reveals the open possibilities available when we accept the truth. Ultimately, it reminds us that the destination was never the goal – the journey was.

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  From My Eye To The Sky

  J.V. Sadler

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  From the author of Licking comes a collection of poetry filled with raw verses that expose a piece of J.V. Sadler’s heart.  
  From My Eye to the Sky places a magnifying glass on U.S. society and forces it to take a look at itself. Unrestrained and unabashed, this collection is a call not only for hope but organized and passionate action toward a better world.  
  Dare to put your eye to the sky. 
  “We shall be free 
  . . . one day 
  We will walk on water 
  . . . one day”

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  The Rose - Poems

  Ariana Reines

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  In The Rose, award-winning poet Ariana Reines navigates the intersection of power and surrender. Drawing on the history of "romance" as the troubadours knew it and the titular flower's ancient allegories for sexuality and mystery, Reines plunges into feminine archetypes to explore masculine pain: "I have always liked helpless / & terrible men because they break my mind." In these poems, inherited ideologies of gender performance are replaced with bold vulnerability: paradoxes of power and surrender transmute the speaker's understanding of suffering, desire, and the soul. 
   
   
   
  The voice in The Rose is wry and bare, approaching the connection between erotic love and spirituality with humor. Investigating war, maternity, violent sensuality, and the role of language in magical acts, Reines is unafraid to uncover the "secret / & terrible shovelings / Of love," and the result is a bloody and pulsing, sexy and unabashed bloom.

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