{"product_id":"9781324097501","title":"Be Easy: New and Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/em\u003e • “Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“A poetics of magic and experience, of submission and resistance, of saying and seeing who and what we are in stereo.” —Terrance Hayes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevered for his “patient, clever, controlled, [and] visionary” (Hanif Abdurraqib) poems, Adrian Matejka has been a mainstay of contemporary American poetry for over two decades. Gathering hits from six extraordinary collections, \u003cem\u003eBe Easy\u003c\/em\u003e showcases his singular sonics and narrative vision in fresh, dynamic poems that lyrically complicate place, race, and identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTraversing the Midwest from Indianapolis to Chicago, new poems explore the twitchy unease of unintentional migration and economic instability as the country faces a future every bit as unsettling and circus-like as parking lot carnivals of the poet’s childhood. Selections from \u003cem\u003eMixology\u003c\/em\u003e (2008)—“a post-soul tour de force” (Kevin Young)—reverberate with the rhythm of ’80s hip-hop, while “revelatory” (Gabrielle Calvocoressi) odes from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist \u003cem\u003eThe Big Smoke\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) reimagine the legacy of prizefighter Jack Johnson and transcendent poems from \u003cem\u003eMap to the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e (2017) brim with cosmic jazz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatejka’s smooth lyricism flows into a singular, indispensable collection of memories lost and found again. Tracing the continuum of a “rocket-powered” (Campbell McGrath) writer, \u003cem\u003eBe Easy\u003c\/em\u003e affirms Matejka as one of the most exciting voices of our time.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43131680489533,"sku":"9781324097501","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781324097501_p0.jpg?v=1777119374","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781324097501","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}