{"product_id":"our-human-shores","title":"Our Human Shores","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Human Shores\u003c\/em\u003e explores life in the Anthropocene, confronting the ecological crises of our time alongside the social barriers and inequalities that stand in the way of creating a more just and livable world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough lyricism, experimentation, and ecopoetics, Josh Fomon examines how language shapes meaning, faith in people and institutions, and our understanding of mortality. Borrowing its title from John Keats' \"Bright Star,\" \u003cem\u003eOur Human Shores\u003c\/em\u003e reimagines the thresholds between humanity and nature, asking readers to reconsider climate, creation, and humankind's place in a world facing environmental collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth urgent and contemplative, \u003cem\u003eOur Human Shores\u003c\/em\u003e is a speculative collection that imagines how poetry might help guide humanity through extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJosh Fomon is an American poet and educator. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThough We Bled Meticulously\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOur Human Shores\u003c\/em\u003e. His work explores ecology, language, mortality, and the intersections of poetry and environmental thought. Fomon's poems have appeared in numerous literary journals, including \u003cem\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoetry Northwest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDIAGRAM\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ejubilat\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCaketrain\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlack Ocean\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly 1, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e96\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoetry · Ecopoetry · Climate · Nature · Environmental Writing · Contemporary Poetry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781965154014\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45223026327734,"sku":"9781965154014","price":30.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781965154014.jpg?v=1782570311","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/our-human-shores","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}