{"product_id":"unfinished-city-paperback","title":"Unfinished City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNan Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRarely does one encounter a book whose moral symmetry finds such eloquence and form in lines spare enough to encompass our deepest questions, yet taut enough to sustain us through grief, through the terrors of doubt and oblivion. By undertaking one of our greatest and abiding symbols, The Tower of Babel, Nan Cohen confidently asserts we speak our histories and lives in the bright language of poetry and in the dazzling prophecies of our songs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Major Jackson, author of \u003cem\u003eHolding Company \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnfinished City \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of sensual, thoughtful poems illustrating the tender mercies that animate our human lives. Bookish in the best possible way, Cohen interrogates the Good Book as she probes the compassion and grace inherent in creations and creators. She returns to the story of Eve's creation, refashioning it in each chapter as she reminds us our survival requires careful eyes, patience, a willingness to repeat, to wait, to engage with the unfairness and asymmetries of Time's Arrow in all its forms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Judith Baumel, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Kangaroo Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721677246527,"sku":"9780998645803","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c888689f39c3743f3c8c68b9eef6ba95.webp?v=1765093205","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/unfinished-city-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}