{"product_id":"comfortably-on-purpose-9798996054008","title":"Comfortably on Purpose","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mike Mandzik\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Westbrae Literary Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Westbrae Literary Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOf course some wrinkles are free, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecomfortably on purpose.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this evocative collection, Mike Mandzik charts the geography of a life lived through the grit of Northern New Jersey, the rhythmic pulse of the \"Music City,\" and the quiet, internal landscapes of aging and memory. From the blood-frozen knuckles of a father working under a hood in a winter driveway to the neon-streaked subway rides through the Bronx, Mandzik's poetry finds the extraordinary within the everyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComfortably on Purpose is also a \"palimpsest\" of experience-a layering of blue-collar reality, familial legacy, and the relentless march of time. Mandzik navigates the \"disentropic desires\" of the modern world with a sharp, observational wit, whether he is contemplating the atmospheric methane of Uranus or the \"two-handed pump\" of a five-gallon bucket of raspberry jelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems are time machines that transport the reader forward and back-through childhood shopping trips to Bambergers, the raw testosterone of garage-band rehearsals, and the \"shifting swirl of souls\" at the gates of heaven. Raw, empathetic, and grounded in the \"hard thought\" of reality, this collection is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the radiant care we carry through the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westbrae Literary Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47882652975255,"sku":"9798996054008","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798996054008.webp?v=1781096467","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/comfortably-on-purpose-9798996054008","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}