{"product_id":"in-sleep-and-other-poems-9798378331680","title":"In Sleep: And Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lin Ostler\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoetry makes it\u003cbr\u003eso you can't see straight.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume collects the poems in Paul Swenson's \"white binder,\" which he carried with him during his last few years, reading from it at literary events, at writing group meetings, at meals with friends, and, finally, from his hospital bed toward the end of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poems explore \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003elife's wavy crazy\u003cbr\u003esurfaces-and all that's underneath-\u003cbr\u003ethe lust, the joy, the grief.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom wordplay to parenting. From Sweden to Utah. From Martin Luther King, Jr. to May Swenson. From the dentist's office to the dog pound. From spirit to eros. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd in the end, we find that \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerhaps straight's not quite so great\u003cbr\u003eas it cracks up to be. \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45544958689431,"sku":"9798378331680","price":1069.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798378331680.webp?v=1768583103","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/in-sleep-and-other-poems-9798378331680","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}