{"product_id":"aftermath-poems-9780393349283","title":"Aftermath: Poems","description":"The title of this collection--at times mournful, sardonic, and joyous--refers to the grief in the wake of loss. Yet these poems aren't just about the consequences of loss but also about the complex experiences of endurance, acquiescence, and rebirth that, with luck, mark the aftermath of sorrow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e from \"Aftermath: Kite\"\u003cbr\u003e But the thought is only paper after all, \u003cbr\u003e a soul that clings to a stick, tears open, shreds\u003cbr\u003e as if it's flung to the ground in a final shiny fall, \u003cbr\u003e and at last the line goes limp, the climbing ends.\u003cbr\u003e Beyond the rush \u0026amp; sweep, an arc of silence--\u003cbr\u003e though a mind imagined this flight, \u0026amp; proved it once.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilbert, Sandra M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSandra M. Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e is a distinguished literary critic and poet. Together with Susan Gubar, she was awarded the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the NBCC. She lives in Berkeley, California.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844432466194,"sku":"9780393349283","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_989845f9-dcb7-4549-9de8-c523bf080d7c.jpg?v=1737320337","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/aftermath-poems-9780393349283","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}