{"product_id":"exit-opera-poems-hardcover","title":"Exit Opera: Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Addonizio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in locations from dive bars to Montparnasse Cemetery, from an ancient Greek temple to a tourist shop in Assisi, \u003cem\u003eExit Opera\u003c\/em\u003e explores the ever-vexing issues of time, mortality, love, and loss, and considers the roles of art and human connection. Whatever their nominal subject--jazz, zombies, Buddhism, Siberian tigers--these poems make for a compelling mix of humor and pain, difficulty and solace. In a nod to Keats, one of the many fellow travelers in these poems, Addonizio invites us to \"[inscribe] a few verses on whatever water \/ you can find\" and assures readers that they are not alone in navigating the challenges and changes of mortal life. As she writes in \"My Opera\" \u003c\/p\u003e The staging is difficult. Exploding stars\u003cbr\u003e are involved, high-redshift galaxies, interior chambers, \u003cbr\u003e a little country blues, a little jazz guitar, a jam jar containing\u003cbr\u003e a tiny ocean \u0026amp; a tinier rowboat rocking gently in the swells\u003cbr\u003e that I am steering toward you in the dark. \u003cp\u003e \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 0.6 x 8.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752425488672,"sku":"9781324078937","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d24c3a045bc84070842a5290ceb98039.webp?v=1779995520","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/exit-opera-poems-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}