{"product_id":"sibilance-poems-paperback","title":"Sibilance: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally Van Doren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe word \"sibilance\" refers to pronunciations of the letter \"s,\" including the emission of a hissing or whistling sound. As the title of Sally Van Doren's fourth collection of poetry, the word alerts readers to the sounds of language in the poems that follow in abecedarian order. Filled with wordplay, Van Doren's poems vacillate between the extremes of joy and despair, by turns witty and chagrined, punning and reflective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poems gathered in \u003ci\u003eSibilance \u003c\/i\u003eaim to clarify their author's ambivalence concerning living life and writing about it. Her unique investigations teem with distilled images encased in the language of irreverence and awe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA St. Louis native, \u003cb\u003eSally Van Doren\u003c\/b\u003e is a prize-winning poet and artist who has taught at the 92nd Street Y and other public and private institutions. She is the author of four collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eSex at Noon Taxes\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776756547872,"sku":"9780807180181","price":22.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/20ea34fd0bf94dc35d09b9fa71789bb5.webp?v=1780485129","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sibilance-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}