{"product_id":"relative-to-wind-on-sailing-craft-and-community-9781738009824","title":"Relative to Wind: On Sailing, Craft, and Community","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lingering, long-haul collection of writing about sailing for readers of Julietta Singh and Kyo Maclear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRelative to Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, Phoebe Wang delivers a poetic rendering of her decade-long journey of learning to sail and a deep dive into what it means to be a newcomer to an old tradition. From working along-side crewmates in tempestuous conditions to becoming an avid racer and organizer to drafting a wistful love letter to a Wayfarer dinghy--while examining the loose tether between sailing and a creative life--Wang delivers a book for sailors and would-be sailors that is thoughtful and surprising at every tack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A thoughtful, illuminating look at life away from land.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhoebe Wang \u003c\/b\u003eis a first-generation Chinese-Canadian who lives and sails in Toronto, Canada. She is the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eAdmission Requirements\u003c\/i\u003e (M\u0026amp;S, 2017), shortlisted for the Gerald Lambert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Trillium Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eWaking Occupations\u003c\/i\u003e (M\u0026amp;S, 2022), and her fiction and nonfiction have been widely published. She is an adjunct professor and mentor in the University of Toronto Creative Writing MA program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Assembly Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892702417170,"sku":"9781738009824","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_556609c1-3289-431b-9b95-6db98717ff55.jpg?v=1738202792","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/relative-to-wind-on-sailing-craft-and-community-9781738009824","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}