{"product_id":"applause-for-a-cloud-9781939568991","title":"Applause for a Cloud","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sayumi Kamakura\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Black Ocean\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Black Ocean\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - Japanese\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSayumi\u003cbr\u003eKamakura's \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplause for a Cloud\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e uses the haiku form to attend to everyday life with a\u003cbr\u003ecosmological acuteness, invoking wonder on macro and micro scales.\u003c\/strong\u003eSayumi Kamakura juxtaposes a surreal dailiness with a\u003cbr\u003ecosmological acuteness, invoking wonder on macro and micro scales. The\u003cbr\u003eparadoxical frictions in her work resolve into moments of lucidity just as\u003cbr\u003eoften as they perplex. Although she writes in the haiku tradition, her poems\u003cbr\u003edetour from the conventional parameters for haiku, such as syllabic\u003cbr\u003erestrictions and a fixed seasonal reference. Her flexible approach to the\u003cbr\u003elong-standing form allows her to explore new emotional frequencies across a\u003cbr\u003erange of subject matter. The book's four sections--everyday life in Japan, \u003cbr\u003eexperiences in Morocco and Italy, her husband's cancer diagnosis, and\u003cbr\u003ereflections on the pandemic--reveal the preoccupations of a poet invested in\u003cbr\u003erendering her experiences with a mix of traditional and contemporary motifs\u003cbr\u003ealongside a subtle wit. The natural world is always close at hand, yet Kamakura\u003cbr\u003edoes not merely depict phenomena. She creates moments of stillness that usher\u003cbr\u003ethe reader into her inner world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Ocean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45413679595671,"sku":"9781939568991","price":1197.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781939568991.webp?v=1768584685","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/applause-for-a-cloud-9781939568991","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}