{"product_id":"let-our-bodies-change-the-subject-paperback","title":"Let Our Bodies Change the Subject - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJared Har駘\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNational Jewish Book Award Finalist \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet Our Bodies Change the Subject\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetry collection that dives headlong into the terrifying, wondrous, sleep-deprived existence of being a parent in twenty-first-century America. In clear, dynamic verses that disarm then strike, Jared Har駘 investigates our days through the keyhole of domesticity, through personal lyrics and cultural reckonings. Whether taking a family trip to Coney Island or simply showing his son snowflakes on Inauguration morning, Har駘 guides us toward moments of intimacy and understanding, humor and grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I will try,\" he admits, \"to be better than myself, which is all\/I've ever wanted and everything I need.\" Winner of the Raz\/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, \u003ci\u003eLet Our Bodies Change the Subject\u003c\/i\u003e is a secular prayer. Hoping against hope, Har駘 works to reconcile feelings of luck and loss, of living for joy while fearing the worst.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJared Har駘\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGo Because I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been awarded the Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize from \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e and the William Matthews Poetry Prize from \u003ci\u003eAsheville Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e. His poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003e32 Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeloit Poetry Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBennington Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Ohio Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoem-a-Day\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSouthern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. Har駘 teaches writing, plays drums, and lives in Westchester, New York, with his wife and two children. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759039316256,"sku":"9781496237293","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8789a739016ce42c0d2b305f23f9d2ba.webp?v=1780141409","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/let-our-bodies-change-the-subject-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}