{"product_id":"synaesthesium-poems-hardcover","title":"Synæsthesium: Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMoira Egan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSyn sthesium\u003c\/em\u003e is an unusual exploration of \u003cem\u003eekphrasis\u003c\/em\u003e--poetry that takes a real or imagined work of art as its muse. The first half of the book, \u003cem\u003eOlfactorium\u003c\/em\u003e, is inspired by various fragrances and the olfactory flashbacks--real or imagined--induced by them. From everyday Old Spice to exotic Casbah, the poems take the reader on journeys peppered with the luscious language of perfumery. The second part, \u003cem\u003eLove and Work\u003c\/em\u003e, is based on the works of Suzanne Valadon, the bold and unconventional model-turned-artist, peer and probable lover of Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, and other painters. The poetic forms--sonnets, syllabics, a villanelle, a rondeau--reflect the content of the paintings and drawings of this great and under-appreciated artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoira Egan's previous books are \u003cem\u003eBotanica Arcana\/Strange Botany\u003c\/em\u003e (Italic Pequod, 2014); \u003cem\u003eHot Flash Sonnets\u003c\/em\u003e (Passager Books, 2013); \u003cem\u003eSpin\u003c\/em\u003e (Entasis Press, 2010); \u003cem\u003eLa Seta della Cravatta\/The Silk of the Tie\u003c\/em\u003e (Edizioni l'Obliquo, 2009); \u003cem\u003eBar Napkin Sonnets\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of The Ledge 2008 Poetry Chapbook Competition); and \u003cem\u003eCleave\u003c\/em\u003e (WWPH, 2004). Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Poetry 2008; The Book of Forms; The Book of Scented Things;\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/em\u003e. With her husband, Damiano Abeni, she has published more than a dozen volumes in translation in Italy, by authors such as Ashbery, Barth, Bender, Ferlinghetti, Hecht, Simic, Strand, Charles Wright, and others. She lives in Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771043184928,"sku":"9781594039782","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2dcc31a739224187ef0e43beed94b0e3.webp?v=1780382379","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/synaesthesium-poems-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}