{"product_id":"asylum-a-personal-historical-natural-inquiry-in-103-lyric-sections-paperback","title":"Asylum: A Personal, Historical, Natural Inquiry in 103 Lyric Sections - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJill Bialosky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book-length sequence by the critically acclaimed poet is a seeker's story, revealing personal and historical traumas and how we search for understanding and meaning in their wake.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAsylum, \u003c\/i\u003epoet Jill Bialosky embarks on a Virgilian journey, building a narrative sequence from 103 elegant poems and prose sections that cohere in their intensity and their need to explore darkness and sustenance both. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaken together, these piercing pieces--about her nascent calling as a writer; her sister's suicide and its still unfolding aftermath; the horror unleashed by World War II; the life cycle of the monarch butterfly; and the woods where she seeks asylum--form a moving story, powerfully braiding despair, survival, and hope. Bialosky considers the oppositions that govern us: our reason and unreason, our need to preserve and destruct. \"What are words when they meet the action of what they attempt to modify?\" she asks, exploring the possible salve of language in the face of pain and grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat \u003ci\u003eAsylum\u003c\/i\u003e delivers is a form of hard-won grace and an awareness of the cost of extreme violence, inexplicable loss, and the miraculous cycles of life, in work that carries Bialosky's art to a new level of urgency and achievement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJILL BIALOSKY is the author of five acclaimed collections of poetry, including\u003ci\u003e Asylum\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award; three critically acclaimed novels, including, \u003ci\u003eThe Prize;\u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling memoir, \u003ci\u003eHistory of a Suicide: My Sister's Unfinished Life;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePoetry Will Save Your Life: A Memoir.\u003c\/i\u003e Her work has been a finalist for the James Laughlin Award, the Paterson Poetry Prize, and the Books for a Better Life Award. In 2014, she was honored by the Poetry Society of America for her distinguished contribution to poetry. She is an executive editor at W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company and lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766870835488,"sku":"9781524711627","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dfdbaf5b0c72b418aacffb20c72703ce.webp?v=1780300335","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/asylum-a-personal-historical-natural-inquiry-in-103-lyric-sections-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}