{"product_id":"self-portrait-as-the-i-in-florida-9781637681183","title":"Self-Portrait as the I in Florida","description":"\u003cb\u003e\". . . formally various and deliciously propulsive.\" --Kaveh Akbar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA love letter to Miami and a meditation on fatherhood, \u003ci\u003e Self-Portrait as the \"i\" in Florida\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vivid picture of contemporary South Florida in all its contradictions and beauty. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelected by Major Jackson as the winner of the Donald Justice Poetry Prize, Cunningham's second collection weaves together ecological and familial landscapes, capturing both the spectacle--burning sugarcane fields, snake farms, chaotic highways--and the daily rituals that bind a family: school drop-offs, sick days, and small kindnesses. Blending formalist and free verse, the book becomes both an inquiry into belonging and a celebration of the essential everyday moments that define a life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once panoramic and deeply personal, Cunningham writes with a documentarian's eye and a father's heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. Scott Cunningham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Autumn House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637681183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eP. Scott Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and essayist from Boca Raton. His debut collection, \u003ci\u003eYa Te Veo\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Arkansas, 2018), was selected by Billy Collins for the Miller Williams Poetry Series. His poems, essays, and translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e American Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eEight Miami Poets \u003c\/i\u003e(Jai Alai, 2014), a mini-anthology of Miami poets, and \u003ci\u003eBallerz 2K20\u003c\/i\u003e (O, Miami, 2021), a zine of basketball poems, as well as the creator and series editor of The Miami Trilogy, three anthologies of Miami writers that address issues critical to their communities. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the founder of O, Miami, a nonprofit dedicated to amplifying the poetry of Miamians. He lives with his children and his wife, the writer Christina Frigo, in Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"P. Scott Cunningham \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47876589715613,"sku":"9781637681183","price":35.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_97305c7b-0bb9-421e-a8cd-a744afe94bd8.jpg?v=1777382762","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/self-portrait-as-the-i-in-florida-9781637681183","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}