{"product_id":"cabaletta-poems-of-a-new-york-city-taxi-driver-paperback","title":"Cabaletta: Poems Of A New York City Taxi Driver - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavidson Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Tennessee Williams of the taxicab, Davidson Garrett\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003etakes us on a ride through his beloved New York City. The poems in this beautiful collection bring to life such New York icons as Jackie O and Walt Whitman, but Garrett also pauses to witness the sad bones of the early days following 9\/11, as well as the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. A whole history here as you sit back in your comfortable seat and watch the scenery. A really wonderful read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Francine Witte\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of\u003cem\u003e Only, Not Only, Café Crazy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Theory of Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat better way to learn about a city than through its poetry? And who better qualified to write the poetry of New York City than a lifelong poet employed for four decades as a taxi driver? \"I know I'm only \/ a little speck in this vast plot of commerce, but a speck that shines \/ its own light,\" writes Davidson Garrett, and that light illuminates a tremendous amount: encounters with famous riders, inside views of national tragedy (\"I will be forever \/ haunted,\" observes the poet in one of the collection's two poems dedicated to his experience on 9\/11), fleeting glimpses of people the poet wishes to know better but cannot-be it Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis or a fish food salesman from Secaucus-and the stoicism and humility of someone often unseen, who in his turn sees so much. Replete with Garrett's lifelong passion for the arts-especially opera-\u003cem\u003eCabaletta\u003c\/em\u003e effortlessly testifies to the quiet grandeur of his occupation while paying memorable tribute to one of the world's great cities.\u003cstrong\u003e-Anton Yakovlev\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eChronos Dines Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, Winner of the James Tate Poetry Prize\u003cbr\u003eWhether he's driving Martha Graham, Mitt Romney, a traveling salesman of fish food flakes, or a fare who angrily doesn't want any of his small talk, Davidson Garrett chronicles a cab driver's life in vivid, often gritty details. He transports us through 12-hour shifts from desolate early morning through the jammed streets of the \"yellow caterpillar\" in rush hours. He was parked awaiting a fare beneath the North Tower when it was rammed by a jetliner on 9\/11, raining debris onto his cab from the immense explosion above him. It is often a hard life, with solitary time for meditation and regrets. A cabaletta is an aria, and Garrett sings it beautifully in his canary yellow cab, working the streets he knows so intimately.\u003cstrong\u003e-William Considine\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Furies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780052582688,"sku":"9781646627271","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/19756f8af4cb89e7ab4e74070f739084.webp?v=1780521561","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cabaletta-poems-of-a-new-york-city-taxi-driver-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}