{"product_id":"twenty-one-farewells-paperback","title":"twenty-one farewells - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily F. Kerlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom arcing fireworks to a bat in the belly of a church organ, Emily Kerlin's poems explore the expansive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eterritory of farewell. Each poem enshrouds the reader in a mystery of loss, some minuscule, others astronomical, coaxing them toward revelation. And in what striking forms these revelations manifest: a boy lost forever as \"Mice scuttle in the hay, \/ brittle leaves scratch\/ in the autumn chill\"; a husband struggling with \"the constant problem\/ of breath\"; a plague and its wake of \"crocuses pushing purple into this cold March morning.\" Kerlin's poetry compels you to lean in a little closer, to listen and look with more intention, then rewards you with \"a spill of starlight\" and \"the fragile lace of the human lung.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42704623042623,"sku":"9781950811212","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/70418cb4f595b1605e64ef44c684bb0e.webp?v=1765033924","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/twenty-one-farewells-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}