{"title":"Megan Gannon","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"dispatch-from-every-second-guess-paperback","title":"Dispatch from Every Second Guess - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA verse-memoir spanning the breakdown of a marriage and the resulting wide-open horizon of single motherhood, \u003ci\u003eDispatch From Every Second Guess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how we negotiate the present in the light of the past, how our lingering resentments limit our attentions, and how old wounds reopen in new ways.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGannon's life is layered with tensions. The tension of being a white adoptive mother to a Black son. The tension of healing from a failed marriage. The tension of supporting a partner through mental health crises. The tension of mothering the partner's child in the shadow of a fraught relationship with one's own mother. And the tension of admitting ugly truths in a genre that often demands beauty, especially from women poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Sharon Olds and Maggie Smith, Gannon's second full-length collection of poetry is rife with poignant self-reflection and lyrical storytelling as she writes her way toward understanding, and maybe even forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378715623647,"sku":"9781938603761","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Ud1qPNZtvQ9781938603761.webp?v=1789261569"},{"product_id":"cumberland-paperback","title":"Cumberland - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the fictional coastal town of Cumberland, Georgia, fifteen-year-old twin sisters Ansel and Isabel Mackenzie have lived with their eccentric grandmother since a car accident killed their parents and paralyzed Isabel. Over the past seven years the responsibility of caring for her sister has fallen increasingly on Ansel. However, as she cultivates a romantic relationship with a local boy, as well as an artistic apprenticeship with a visiting photographer, Ansel's growing desire for independence compromises her ability to care for her sister, threatening their sororal connection, and ultimately, Isabel's life. Juxtaposing Ansel's traditional narrative against Isabel's poetic prose, Cumberland highlights the conflicts between independence and familial duty, the difficulty of balancing the dark draws of the body against the brighter focus of the mind. Megan Gannon was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is a graduate of Vassar College (BA), the University of Montana (MFA) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (PhD). She also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in The Gambia, West Africa from 1998-2000. Her poetry chapbook, The Witch's Index, was published by Sweet Publications in 2012, and her work has appeared in Ploughshares, Pleiades, Gulf Coast, Third Coast, The Notre Dame Review, Verse Daily, Poetry Daily, and The Best American Poetry 2006. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska, where she is currently at work on her second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67578728939743,"sku":"9781627200004","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/1vvQdSl3ey9781627200004.webp?v=1790405817"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/megan-gannon.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}