{"product_id":"braille-rainbow-poems-9781771962216","title":"Braille Rainbow: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eFINALIST FOR THE 2020 NELSON BALL PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In a dark time,\" wrote Theodore Roethke, \"the eye begins to see\"--and with \u003cem\u003eBraille Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e, Mike Barnes reveals both darkness and the light that shines beyond it. Beginning with a suite of poems completed before and immediately following his admission to a psychiatric unit as a young man, Barnes's quiet lyricism and formal sensitivity capture those moments of perception that remind us how to see.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlease note that the text of this book is not produced in braille.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike Barnes, a dual Canadian-American citizen, has published nine previous books across a range of genres: poetry, short fiction, novels, and memoir. His poems have appeared in numerous anthologies, and his stories have appeared twice in \u003ci\u003eBest Canadian Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and three times in \u003ci\u003eThe Journey Prize Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won a National Magazine Award Silver Medal in the short story category. His collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eCalm Jazz Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award; and \u003ci\u003eAquarium\u003c\/i\u003e, his first collection of stories, won the Danuta Gleed Award. He has also published many essays, one of which, the photo-text collage \"Asylum Walk\", won the Edna Staebler Award. His last book, the neo-noir thriller \u003ci\u003eThe Adjustment League\u003c\/i\u003e was named by \u003ci\u003eMaclean's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e one of the ten best books of the year. He works as a private English tutor and lives in Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50433091830034,"sku":"9781771962216","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1279f11a-78fb-48e8-bc82-f245dd25117d.jpg?v=1729559648","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/braille-rainbow-poems-9781771962216","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}