{"product_id":"protest-as-love-poem-by-huascar-medina","title":"Protest as Love Poem By Huascar Medina","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA finalist for the 2025 Birdy Poetry Prize, Huascar Medina’s highly anticipated third book of poetry, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eProtest as Love Poem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is a four-part expression of love through defiant truths and collective survival. An urgent rebuttal to apathy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eProtest as Love Poem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a plea for intimate authority and a call for a revolution. It is both political and personal, endearing and indignant—a direct request to feel more, not less, in this present moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHuascar Medina is a father, poet, and editor living artfully in Topeka, Kansas. He’s the author of three books of poetry, \u003ci\u003eHow to Hang the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (Spartan Press, 2017), \u003ci\u003eUn Mango Grows in Kansas\u003c\/i\u003e (Spartan Press, 2020), and \u003ci\u003eProtest as Love Poem\u003c\/i\u003e (Meadowlark Press, 2026). He served as Poet Laureate of Kansas from 2019-2022. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eFlint Hills Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGasconade Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreen Mountains Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKANSAS! Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLatino Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meadowlark Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49445040193765,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0333\/8354\/7015\/files\/IMG-7149.jpg?v=1779888949","url":"https:\/\/troxgallery.com\/products\/protest-as-love-poem-by-huascar-medina","provider":"Trox Gallery and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}