{"product_id":"octagon-9781474275422","title":"Octagon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome poems are better written in flesh . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter Wall Street and Tahrir Square, after ISIS and the NSA, after Ferguson and Eric Garner: here come the poets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a downtown poetry slam with a place on the team to be won, eight young poets prepare to do battle. But backstage it's all kicking off with love triangles, families to feed and wounds to rip open. And in the end, is it about winning - or finding the words that need to be said? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOctagon \u003c\/i\u003ereceived its world premiere at the Arcola Theatre, London, on 16 September 2015.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13560967\"\u003eKristiana Rae Colón\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474275422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474275427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA003000\"\u003eEuropean | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER011030\"\u003eTheater | Playwriting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKristiana Colón is a poet, playwright, and actor from the USA. Her honours include a Pushcart Prize nomination, and her work has been included in Dzanc Books' Best of the Web 2010 and the anthologies \u003ci\u003eNot a Muse: The Inner Lives of Women\u003c\/i\u003e, a World Poetry Anthology (2009) and \u003ci\u003eChorus: A Literary (Re)Mixtape \u003c\/i\u003e(2012). Colón has taught at Chicago State University, Malcolm X College, and Tribeca Flashpoint Academy. Assistant Editor for the online literary journal Muzzle and Artistic Associate for the theater company Teatro Luna, she lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914384957615,"sku":"9781474275422","price":22.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_2e073686-fe09-41ad-9d2b-5d7b5615f369.jpg?v=1758825781","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/octagon-9781474275422","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}