{"product_id":"calling-a-wolf-a-wolf","title":"Calling a Wolf a Wolf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Akbar's poems give language and form to many experiences I thought too abstract for expression. They are at once deeply personal and about all of us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-John Green, \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...Akbar proves what books can do in his exceptional debut, which brings us along on his struggle with addiction, a dangerous comfort and soul-eating monster he addresses boldly...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Library Journal, \u003c\/em\u003e STARRED review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At times conversational, at times oratorical, Akbar seems to understand that he is moving through the intimate and the cosmic with the same lingering eye for detail.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Angel City Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003cem\u003eCalling a Wolf a Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e] is a welcome testimony to how the deeply personal can seep into and even shape our national consciousness. This is the work of great poetry.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Seattle Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003cem\u003eCalling a Wolf a Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e] is a book that whispers, that longs for connection...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Rain Taxi Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These are meditations on life as viewed through the color-saturated prism of a self-admitted alcoholic-addict, who finds beauty in even the ugliest of experiences.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-VOGUE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kaveh Akbar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53095260979413,"sku":"BS-I6J-584671","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/7170\/2485\/files\/9781938584671-HD.jpg?v=1770337999","url":"https:\/\/www.acornbookshop.com\/products\/calling-a-wolf-a-wolf","provider":"Acorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}