Promise/Threat
Poems
$44.98
- Hardcover
80 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2026
Summary
After storming the scene with Stereo(TYPE), the PEN America Award-winning poet makes his highly anticipated return-with a virtuosic sophomore collection that plunges the reader into the tenebrous realm between dreams and reality and firmly establishes him as an essential voice in American poetry.
“I’m coming to you live,” Jonah Mixon-Webster announces early on in Promise/Threat, “from the corner of Shit Blvd. and Out o’ Luck St. / with my monkey paws.” So begins a three-part journey o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593803066 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 059380306X |
| Author: | Jonah Mixon-Webster |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 346g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 178mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“An excellent, thought-provoking collection by a talented poet… . A captivating experimental collection… . Death, love, self-destruction, identity, and introspection are explored in these startling, vivid pieces. The images throughout are surprising and striking.” —Booklist
About The Author
Jonah Mixon-Webster
Jonah Mixon-Webster is a poet and conceptual/sound artist from Flint, Michigan. His debut collection, Stereo(TYPE), won the Sawtooth Poetry Prize and the PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry. He graduated from Eastern Michigan University and received a Ph.D. in creative writing from Illinois State University. He is the recipient of the Windham Campbell Prize for Poetry, and fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center, the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics, the Conversation Literary Festival, and the PEN Writing for Justice Program.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.