{"product_id":"reasons-to-leave-the-slaughter-by-ben-clark","title":"Reasons to Leave the Slaughter by Ben Clark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Clark’s \u003cem\u003eReasons to Leave the Slaughter\u003c\/em\u003e is a wild, tender journey through the places we call home and the inevitable forces of nature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese poems wander through childhood memories, family struggles, loss, love, and the difficulty of growing up. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith voices that shift between human and animal, young and old, Clark creates a world where the fantastical and the familiar exist side by side. I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003et is a place of broken limbs, jealousies flaring up between brothers, unwieldy paternal advice, abject poverty, and love found then lost again. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who have always wondered who would win: nature or nurture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith time though, all boys stop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ebelieving. A week before you found them\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003edead you left them waiting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003efor you, counting the days,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe lifetimes until you returned.\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBen Clark grew up in Nebraska and now lives in Minneapolis, where he works as an editor for Muzzle Magazine and Thoughtcrime Press. He has two collections of poetry: \u003cem\u003eif you turn around I will turn around\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) and\u003cem\u003e Reasons to Leave the Slaughter\u003c\/em\u003e (2011). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable at:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Reasons-Leave-Slaughter-Ben-Clark\/dp\/1935904337\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2U9LLNKN5RLFN\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6Dk5G_w2W1d8qpciB3p-3A.ufWxunoQS9leAPwdmaHtzX1rf1LWGKeFOWL_WadbZt0\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=reasons+to+leave+the+slaughter\u0026amp;qid=1744045390\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;sprefix=reasons+to+leave+the+slaughter,stripbooks,138\u0026amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy on Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/00UywRro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy Ebook\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/reasons-to-leave-the-slaughter-ben-clark\/1102047565?ean=9781935904328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy on Barnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/beta-search?keywords=reasons+to+leave+the+slaughter\" 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":68384571916511,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/0151\/5999\/files\/39759971.jpg?v=1793924223","url":"https:\/\/allbridge.shop\/products\/reasons-to-leave-the-slaughter-by-ben-clark","provider":"Hadley \u0026 West","version":"1.0","type":"link"}