{"product_id":"glass-flowers-paperback","title":"Glass Flowers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Fahey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGlass Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e, Diane Fahey explores many kinds of space - the enclosed spaces of rooms, galleries, hospital wards, prehistoric caves, the airy, flowing spaces of gardens, the sky's infinite life. The collection is pervaded by a sense of the transformational power of nature and of human creativity (there are many depictions of artists and their works). It foregrounds a search for healing and acceptance - at times in the face of intolerable facts, as in a sequence on the life and tragic death of Leo Seemanpillai, a Tamil refugee to Australia. The title poem is based on paintings by Dena Kahan inspired by the \u003cem\u003eGlass Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach unfurled bloom, each bud, enshrines a Janus-truth: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003esepals, curlicues of varnished air wear and witness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eflux, never-ending illusion, stay in thrall to stillness.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd the long stems seemingly lit form within -\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethey too know the touch of sky-shine, the quixotic life of clouds.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet's call it the provisional sublime.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707465470015,"sku":"9781922571137","price":29.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d42679f12723df539ec1f24f7be16e31.webp?v=1765044202","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/glass-flowers-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}