{"product_id":"a-congregation-of-alligators-by-grayson-thompson","title":"A Congregation of Alligators by Grayson Thompson","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image-hub-cloud.lightningsource.com\/2011-04-01\/Images\/front_cover\/x200\/sku\/1949342794.jpg?viewkey=0f211df6ea01eab2a190fc954a50576623504aa2ee9f7c6b0fc17758055f2845\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA Congregation of Alligators\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThompson, Grayson\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.ingramspark.com\/b\/084?params=NJoPCjeN3zLUBYRbHrJvN7hHtyzSKo6YKrXo937vfo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy Now\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrayson Thompson's \u003cem\u003eA Congregation of Alligators \u003c\/em\u003ecuts through the traffic with aching honesty and clever command.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA two-lane Florida roadway opened in 1968. Now a superhighway, Alligator Alley quickly became a dangerous place for tired people driving to or from home. Thompson situates his poetry at this dangerous intersection, rebelling with tenderness and queer joy. \u003cspan\u003eA self-described sand-bodied American boy, he resists transformation. Instead, his poems teach us what it means to sit with yourself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Congregation of Alligators\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e quietly puts the prehistoric to rest, turns on the red light, and unveils the true self. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo grab a copy, sit with these poems, and relearn yourself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow I know what it feels like to be\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003esomeone’s exhale, what they rummage for\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ein the dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003efor rescue.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback • Ships in 3 days • Also available through Ingram. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrayson Thompson is a \u003c\/span\u003eteaching assistant for poet Buddy Wakefield's Writer's Anonymous,\u003cspan\u003e where he supports emerging and established word assemblers. A wanderer, he lives in Northern California where you can find him hiking, curating salad recipes, and in awe of the ocean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available at:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1949342794?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_C2X9Y7W26DHVGGTZE951\u0026amp;bestFormat=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy on Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-congregation-of-alligators-grayson-thompson\/1147739656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy on Barnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/a-congregation-of-alligators\/33b0bd535942fc13?ean=9781949342796\u0026amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy on Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Write Bloody Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68384225394911,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/0151\/5999\/files\/graysonart6.25.png?v=1793921779","url":"https:\/\/allbridge.shop\/products\/a-congregation-of-alligators-by-grayson-thompson","provider":"Hadley \u0026 West","version":"1.0","type":"link"}