{"product_id":"the-door-that-always-opens-poems-9780807163962","title":"The Door That Always Opens: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulie Funderburk's debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Door That Always Opens\u003c\/i\u003e, braids together poems of sharp lyrical imagery and experimental narrative focused frequently on houses: houses under construction or demolition, inhabited, abandoned, and vandalized. Sparkling with details of landscapes and seascapes, her poems depict a state of isometric tension as people struggle to communicate and connect, pulled by feeling and pushed by logic, trapped between choices and mixed loyalties. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite what is unknown or misunderstood, however, the poems in \u003ci\u003eThe Door That Always Opens\u003c\/i\u003e retain hope, as life persists in the beauty of the visible world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJULIE FUNDERBURK'S poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares, Best New Poets, The Cincinnati Review, The Greensboro Review, 32 Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHayden's Ferry Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She is an assistant professor of creative writing at Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413193232658,"sku":"9780807163962","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2edc5e65-2451-4532-ae9e-5b3931062938.jpg?v=1729349031","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-door-that-always-opens-poems-9780807163962","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}