SKU: 85441155618

Head Off & Split: Poems

Sale price$15.30 Regular price$17.00
Save 10%

Pay in installments of $4.25 with ShopPay, AfterPay and Klarna

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Jul 18 - Jul 23

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

Head Off & Split: PoemsWinner, 2011 National Book Award for Poetry Winner, 2012 GCLS Award for Poetry Winner, 2012 SIBA Book Award for Poetry Nominee, 2012 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry The poems in Nikky Finney's breathtaking new collection Head Off & Split sustain a sensitive and intense dialogue with emblematic figures and events in African American life: from civil rights matriarch Rosa Parks to former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice,

Winner, 2011 National Book Award for Poetry
Winner, 2012 GCLS Award for Poetry
Winner, 2012 SIBA Book Award for Poetry
Nominee, 2012 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry

The poems in Nikky Finney's breathtaking new collection Head Off & Split sustain a sensitive and intense dialogue with emblematic figures and events in African American life: from civil rights matriarch Rosa Parks to former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, from a brazen girl strung out on lightning to a terrified woman abandoned on a rooftop during Hurricane Katrina. Finney's poetic voice is defined by an intimacy that holds a soft yet exacting eye on the erotic, on uncanny political and family events, like her mother's wedding waltz with South Carolina senator Strom Thurmond, and then again on the heartbreaking hilarity of an American president's final State of the Union address.

Artful and intense, Finney's poems ask us to be mindful of what we fraction, fragment, cut off, dice, dishonor, or throw away, powerfully evoking both the lawless and the sublime.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Triquarterly Books
Published: 01/27/2011
ISBN: 9780810152168
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.10w x 0.60d
Award: National Book Awards - Winner
Award: Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize - Finalist

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/21/2011
Essence 02/01/2012 pg. 73
New York Times Book Review 02/09/2014 pg. 18
Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 85441155618

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.1 ★★★★★
Based on 26 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
A
Verified Purchase
Aaron Waldron
Charlottesville, US
★★★★★ 5
What you wearing?
Size: 36W x 34L, Color: Rinse
Great look. Comfy. Slender and yet still roomy.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2026
A
Verified Purchase
Amazon Customer
Cuba, US
★★★★★ 4
Better jeans than I expected
Size: 29W x 34L, Color: Rinse, Size: 29W x 34L, Color: Rinse
I pretty much only wear Levi's 510s & as of lately Asos skinny jeans. Thought I'd give these a shot. I wear between 28w-30w so I ordered 29w. They fit good & seems to be really true to size. I could have probably ordered the 28w for a tighter fit. Only reason I didn't give them 5 stars is that the dye transfers from the denim. I'm sure eventually that will stop happening?? I like the dark denim so I don't wanna continue to wash them so they fade out so soon.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2025
C
Verified Purchase
cindy l.
Lowell, US
★★★★★ 5
Get it!
Size: 29W x 29L, Color: Rinsed
As shown. Feels thick and expensive.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026
D
Verified Purchase
Dan
Belleville, US
★★★★★ 5
Great jeans. Sized write
Size: 32W x 29L, Color: Rinsed
Great jeans for the money. I would say they are as good as Levis. They are sized write and have more waist and inseem sizes. I have 10 pairs probably.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2026
E
Verified Purchase
Eric prevatte
Port Orchard, US
★★★★★ 5
Great deal
Size: 35W x 32L, Color: Rinsed
Great fit with out trying them on before getting them
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2026

recommand products