{"product_id":"the-gathering-of-bastards-paperback","title":"The Gathering of Bastards - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRomeo Oriogun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Julie Suk Award \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the 2024 Nebraska Book Award \u003cbr\u003e Finalist for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award \u003cbr\u003e Finalist for the 2024 Midwest Book Award \u003cbr\u003e Finalist for the 2025 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award \u003cbr\u003e Shortlisted for the 2024 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like I knew, standing \u003cbr\u003e on the seashore, the hunger \u003cbr\u003e wracking a migrant's body \u003cbr\u003e is movement. \u003cbr\u003e --from Romeo Oriogun's \"Migrant by the Sea\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gathering of Bastards\u003c\/i\u003e is Romeo Oriogun's extended edition of his award-winning \u003ci\u003eNomad\u003c\/i\u003e published in Nigeria. This collection chronicles the movement of migrants as they navigate borders both internal and external. At the heart of these poems of vulnerability and sharp intelligence, the poet himself is the perpetual migrant embarked on forced journeys that take him across nations in West and North Africa, through Europe, and through American cities as he navigates the challenges of living through terror and loss and wrestles with the meaning of home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomeo Oriogun\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and now lives in Iowa. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSacrament of Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2020) and \u003ci\u003eNomad\u003c\/i\u003e (Griots Lounge Publishing Nigeria, 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45414110363692,"sku":"9781496234032","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/4HxN6hZG239781496234032.webp?v=1782911842","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/the-gathering-of-bastards-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}