{"product_id":"the-winter-of-j-paperback","title":"The Winter of J - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Percesepe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShawn Aveningo Sanders\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinter is a season of the heart. \u003cem\u003eThe Winter of J\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of poems set in Buffalo, New York, where Gary Percesepe spent twelve years--one winter falling in and out of love with J, and taking an axe to the frozen sea inside.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethough we parted that spring the roads\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003ekept freezing and thawing between snows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003euntil the weak sun wakened me and I realized \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eour love had made me thinner.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom First Date and new love: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe was hair and bruises with a shot of ragamuffin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003emy thoughts slowed to the pace of\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e drifting snow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eto blizzards and frozen rivers blued from bridge lights, we come inevitably to Breakup--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eshe will appear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003elike a cutting stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eher laughter a fresh sword\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinding resolution at last in acceptance, but not without lingering questions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ecan memory freeze in place like this?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Winter of J \u003c\/em\u003eis a lyrical meditation on love and temporality\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eWith the poet, we wonder how such a short span of time can have such a lasting impact, while marveling again at the resiliency of the human heart: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe poet amounted his affair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003esummed it at five months\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003elicked his ice cream cone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eand melted\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eWe know these women only from their leavings. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eWe love to watch them go.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51790337343776,"sku":"9781948461597","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/59597e6baa87e90b42f7d99a2e14d995.webp?v=1780674962","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-winter-of-j-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}