{"product_id":"reverse-requiem-9781949944778","title":"Reverse Requiem","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ina Cariño\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Diversity \u0026amp; Multicultural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhiting Award-winning poet Ina Cari�o's sophomore collection, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReverse Requiem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, explores mental health and wellness, ancestry and lineage, and the enduring complexities of human connection. In a world marked by the failures of capitalism, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReverse Requiem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e speaks to the lonely parts within all of us--and to the love that persists within community and ourselves, despite everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese soulful and elegiac poems, written in Cari�o's signature saturated lines, follow a speaker shaped by both subtle and profound personal tragedies. The collection's emotional resonance is deepened by its formal inventiveness: poems shift in length, tone, and use of white space, mirroring the fractured, nonlinear journey at the book's heart. The title, \u003cem\u003eReverse Requiem\u003c\/em\u003e, suggests a retracing of a life: rather than unfolding chronologically, the poems are guided by the speaker's shifting mental and emotional states. Early pieces carry a stark, dirge-like weight that gradually gives way to glimmers of hope--proposing that healing, though never linear, remains within reach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCari�o wrote \u003cem\u003eReverse Requiem\u003c\/em\u003e gradually, over the course of a year spent immersed in other creative disciplines, including music and visual art. A mentor once told them, \"Even if you stop writing, you're never truly leaving it behind--you're always a writer if you stay open to the world.\" That openness permeates this collection. Where \u003cem\u003eFeast\u003c\/em\u003e, Cari�o's debut, turned inward, \u003cem\u003eReverse Requiem\u003c\/em\u003e reaches outward. While it remains grounded in introspection, this second book reflects a year of emotional risk and connection--extending itself toward the world and those who inhabit it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alice James Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47774257152151,"sku":"9781949944778","price":1375.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781949944778.webp?v=1777983423","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/reverse-requiem-9781949944778","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}