{"product_id":"but-she-is-also-jane-9781625347145","title":"But She Is Also Jane","description":"\u003cp\u003e Conversational, irreverent, and disarmingly honest, the poems of \u003ci\u003eBut She Is Also Jane\u003c\/i\u003e follow the everyday contours of women's lives and the expectations they grapple with. As our speaker approaches middle age, she copes with the loss of loved ones, the realities of an emptying nest, the routine indignities of sexism, and nostalgia for the past. Laura Read's third poetry collection balances discussions of Degas, Vermeer, and Marie Curie with reflections on Sammy Hagar, a troubling outing to a male revue, and memories of watching \u003ci\u003eMork and Mindy\u003c\/i\u003e on the night of her mother's hysterectomy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e LAURA READ is author of \u003ci\u003eDresses from the Old Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInstructions for My Mother's Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e, and the chapbook, \u003ci\u003eThe Chewbacca on Hollywood Boulevard Reminds Me of You\u003c\/i\u003e. She served as poet laureate for Spokane, Washington, from 2015 to 2017 and teaches at Spokane Falls Community College and the Eastern Washington University MFA program in creative writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Massachusetts Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641869963538,"sku":"9781625347145","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_72af3fb8-cafe-4c2e-b331-9c60d700a825.jpg?v=1733043509","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/but-she-is-also-jane-9781625347145","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}