{"product_id":"broken-houses-poems-9780807187272","title":"Broken Houses: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2026 L. E. Phillabaum Poetry Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBroken Houses, \u003c\/i\u003e her fourth collection of poetry, Chelsea Rathburn offers a powerful meditation on home and the foundations--both physical and metaphorical, stable and unstable--that shape us. Drawing upon historical records, contemporary art, family photographs, and memory, Rathburn explores the settlement of the city of Miami, as well as her father's placement in a California foster home, to tell larger stories of dispossession and erasure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a time when the American Dream seems all the more unreachable, the poems in \u003ci\u003eBroken Houses\u003c\/i\u003e urge us to hold tight to one another and build connections where we can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chelsea Rathburn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807187272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChelsea Rathburn\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three previous books of poetry, most recently \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Mother and Knife, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Eric Hoffer Award in Poetry. Raised in Miami, she now lives in Macon, Georgia, and teaches at Mercer University. Since 2019, she has served as the poet laureate of Georgia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Chelsea Rathburn \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48791164223645,"sku":"9780807187272","price":25.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a6d3b7a5-9609-4144-854d-1cb486a43b7e.jpg?v=1786549833","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/broken-houses-poems-9780807187272","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}