{"product_id":"the-spirit-papers-9781625342638","title":"The Spirit Papers","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elizabeth Metzger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEXCERPT \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll right, I'm a little afraid. \u003cbr\u003e It's the zeroing in of All That Could \u003cbr\u003e Possibly Go Wrong vs. Myself. \u003cbr\u003e --\"Small Talk with an Imagined Son\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Papers\u003c\/i\u003e explores the magical thinking that precedes impending and inevitable loss, the taboo fantasia that occurs in the crippling timelessness of anticipation. Grieving for the future with a spiritual clarity characterized by ritual and doubt, Metzger's lines are chameleons to every feeling. In the interminable window of expecting the unexpected, the poems ultimately materialize the very events they wish to ward off. \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Papers \u003c\/i\u003echases mortality with equal parts disbelief and love.","brand":"University of Massachusetts Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890238111895,"sku":"9781625342638","price":1715.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781625342638.webp?v=1781179209","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-spirit-papers-9781625342638","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}