{"product_id":"material-witness-9781643622446","title":"Material Witness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA series of meditative long poems that ritualize perception as a way of maintaining kinship with the non-human world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMaterial Witness\u003c\/i\u003e, the poet as human subject keeps vigil over the material world as the quotidian unfolds. The line between observer and observed blurs as non-human agency reveals itself, its own kind of witnessing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn her long poem “Concerning Matters Culinary” inspired by the first Latin cookbook, Machado activates the living matter of gustatory life with wry humor and subtle critique. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEncouraging us to eschew nostalgia for deep presence, Machado’s poems remind us that “experience is phenomenal in its segues.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nightboat Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50469690114391,"sku":"9781643622446","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781643622446.jpg?v=1744895995","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/material-witness-9781643622446","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}