{"product_id":"mezzanines-paperback","title":"Mezzanines - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Olzmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's something inherently spiritual about Olzmann's \u003ci\u003eMezzanines\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . It's a place of reflection and contemplation, a temporary reprieve from the world's chaos and a reach for a vision of paradise. --\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . .the poems  in \u003ci\u003eMezzanines\u003c\/i\u003e] have doors that open and invite you inside. The rooms of the house may be odd, and the stairwells may lead in strange directions, but you, as the reader, remain beckoned.  Olzmann] hasn't invited you in just to leave you. He's got stories to tell, and they're good.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Blog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no place Matthew Olzmann doesn't visit in his poignant debut. From underwater to outer space, \u003ci\u003eMezzanines\u003c\/i\u003e is a contained universe, constantly shifting through multiple perceptions of the surreal and the real. A lyrical conversation with mortality, Olzmann explores identity, faith, and our sense of place, with an acute awareness of our minute existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom NASA Video Transmission Picked Up By Baby Monitor: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow many shadows are there left to name?\u003cbr\u003eLogophobia is the fear of words. Keraunothnetophobia\u003cbr\u003eis the fear of falling man-made satellites.\u003cbr\u003eImagine this last one: \u003cbr\u003eyou walk outside and look to heaven\u003cbr\u003eexpecting a sky lab plunging down on you--wires\u003cbr\u003eeverywhere, bolts loosening, metal body in flames.\u003cbr\u003eInstead, you see only blue, endless blue, \u003cbr\u003ethe color of a baby's new blanket, cloaking everything.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Olzmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the MFA program for writers at Warren Wilson College. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRattle\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He's received fellowships from Kundiman and the Kresge Arts Foundation. Currently, he is a writer-in-residence for the InsideOut Literary Arts Project and the poetry editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Collagist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Matthew Olzmann is a graduate of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRattle\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. He's received fellowships from Kundiman and the Kresge Arts Foundation. Currently, he is a writer-in-residence for the InsideOut Litereary Arts Project and the poetry editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Collagist\u003c\/i\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 0.2 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770062209312,"sku":"9781882295982","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a39422132798bce78880e04ba9706c24.webp?v=1780363660","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mezzanines-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}