{"product_id":"into-the-into-of-earth-itself-paperback","title":"Into the Into of Earth Itself - 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\u003eAmanda Hodes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2024 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelected by judge Diana Khoi Nguyen, \u003ci\u003eInto the Into of Earth Itself\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut collection by Amanda Hodes. The poems investigate the dual histories of two Pennsylvania towns: Palmerton and the nearby ghost town of Centralia, which was condemned due to an underground mine fire that will burn for centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough text mining, these poems excavate legislation, archival material, web comments, and even the \u003ci\u003eSilent Hill\u003c\/i\u003e screenplay, revealing the inextricable nature of environmental toxicity and toxic masculinity, the violation of the environment and violations of women. Human pollution is a \"bug\" in the code, prompting forms of material glitch--earthquakes, sinkholes, illness, and shame. Couched in code-like syntax, the collection cycles through an ecology of voices, from bacteria to pigeons to weeds, all the while exploring sexual assault and chronic illness, questioning what it truly means to be \"natural\" or \"clean.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmanda Hodes is a writer and new media artist. Her book \u003ci\u003eInto the Into of Earth Itself\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2024 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eFENCE, Gulf Coast, Prairie Schooner, Black Warrior Review, Pleiades, Academy of American Poets\u003c\/i\u003e (online), and elsewhere. She currently teaches creative writing at Oberlin College \u0026amp; Conservatory. Her new media work and audio installations have been exhibited in venues such as the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, Hirshhorn Sound Scene Festival, and Ammerman Center for Arts \u0026amp; Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56591460466993,"sku":"9781625572202","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/4jxezKu6fH9781625572202.webp?v=1791006777","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/into-the-into-of-earth-itself-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}