{"product_id":"respect-the-mic-celebrating-20-years-of-poetry-from-a-chicagoland-high-school-hanif-abdurraqib","title":"Respect The Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry From a Chicagoland High School;  Hanif Abdurraqib","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School's Spoken Word Club, there is one phrase that reigns supreme: Respect the Mic. It's been the club's call to arms since its inception in 1999. As its founder Peter Kahn says, It's a call of pride and history and tradition and hope.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis vivid new collection of poetry and prose -- curated by award-winning and bestselling poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, Peter Kahn, and Dan Sully Sullivan -- illuminates just that, uplifting the incredible legacy this community has cultivated. Among the dozens of current students and alumni,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRespect the Mic\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efeatures work by NBA star Iman Shumpert, National Youth Poet Laureates Kara Jackson and Natalie Richardson, comedian Langston Kerman, and more.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn its pages, you hear the sprawling echoes of students, siblings, lovers, new parents, athletes, entertainers, scientists, and more --all sharing a deep appreciation for the power of storytelling. A celebration of the past, a balm for the present, and a blueprint for the future,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRespect the Mic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a tender, intimate portrait of American life, and conveys how in a world increasingly defined by separation, poetry has the capacity to bind us together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"genresList\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__genres\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFebruary 1, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"genresList\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__genres\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"genresList\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__genres\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"genresList\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__genres\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His poetry has been published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuzzle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinyl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePEN American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and various other journals. His essays and music criticism have been published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe FADER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His first full length poetry collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crown Ain't Worth Much\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was released in June 2016 from Button Poetry. It was named a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Prize, and was nominated for a Hurston-Wright Legacy Award. With Big Lucks, he released a limited edition chapbook, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVintage Sadness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in summer 2017 (you cannot get it anymore and he is very sorry.) His first collection of essays, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was released in winter 2017 by Two Dollar Radio and was named a book of the year by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, among others. He released \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGo Ahead In The Rain: Notes To A Tribe Called Quest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with University of Texas press in February 2019. The book became a New York Times Bestseller, and was met with critical acclaim. His second collection of poems, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Fortune For Your Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was released in 2019 by Tin House. He is a graduate of Beechcroft High School.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869560553794,"sku":"","price":7.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/respectmic.jpg?v=1708811078","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/respect-the-mic-celebrating-20-years-of-poetry-from-a-chicagoland-high-school-hanif-abdurraqib","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}