{"product_id":"black-series-poems-paperback","title":"Black Series: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie Sheck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her remarkable \u003ci\u003eBlack Series\u003c\/i\u003e, Laurie Sheck turns the ordinary world inside out and shows us its glittering seams. Her long, elegantly quizzical lines convey a haunted vision of human striving which is in part an elaboration on our daily reality, and in part a fantastic departure from it. \"I can almost taste the glassy air,\" she writes. \"Where are the birds in it, \/ wings lifting as currents buffet them like echoes, bright \/ chaos of atomized instances . . . ?\" Roaming freely in the shifting landscape of the imagination, Sheck delivers an inner life that is just as vivid as what we see around us; at the same time, she shows us what we see in a new light, bringing illumination even to darkness: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the black night that wakes in me, \u003cbr\u003eso dominant, so focused.\u003cbr\u003eAnd then a car goes by and I think, \u003cbr\u003e\"I'm in the world,\"\u003cbr\u003etires kicking up gravel from the dust.\u003cbr\u003eWhat does the orange hawkweed do \u003cbr\u003einside this dark-its radiance\u003cbr\u003esecretive but not extinguished? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo read this collection is to discover at every turn that secretive but undeniable radiance, and a language that is both riveting and distinctive.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her remarkable \"Black Series, Laurie Sheck turns the ordinary world inside out and shows us its glittering seams. Her long, elegantly quizzical lines convey a haunted vision of human striving which is in part an elaboration on our daily reality, and in part a fantastic departure from it. \"I can almost taste the glassy air,\" she writes. \"Where are the birds in it, \/ wings lifting as currents buffet them like echoes, bright \/ chaos of atomized instances . . . ?\" Roaming freely in the shifting landscape of the imagination, Sheck delivers an inner life that is just as vivid as what we see around us; at the same time, she shows us what we see in a new light, bringing illumination even to darkness: \u003cbr\u003eIt's the black night that wakes in me, \u003cbr\u003eso dominant, so focused.\u003cbr\u003eAnd then a car goes by and I think, \u003cbr\u003e\"I'm in the world,\"\u003cbr\u003etires kicking up gravel from the dust.\u003cbr\u003eWhat does the orange hawkweed do \u003cbr\u003einside this dark-its radiance\u003cbr\u003esecretive but not extinguished? \u003cbr\u003eTo read this collection is to discover at every turn that secretive but undeniable radiance, and a language that is both riveting and distinctive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurie Sheck is the author of three previous books of poetry, the most recent of which, \u003ci\u003eThe Willow Grove\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work appears widely in such journals and magazines as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ingram Merrill Foundation, among other institutions, Sheck has been a member of the creative writing faculty at Princeton University and currently teaches in the M.F.A. program at the New School. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.76 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755633017120,"sku":"9780375709654","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bbac39100b0598e7f2de50963352c38f.webp?v=1780064196","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/black-series-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}