{"product_id":"the-world-began-with-yes-9781597098465","title":"The World Began with Yes","description":"\u003cp\u003eErica Jong has never stopped writing poetry. It was her first love and it has provided inspiration for all her other books. In a dark time, she celebrates life. Her title comes from the Brazilian genius Clarice Lispector who was deeply in love with life despite many tragedies. Life challenges us to celebrate even when our very existence is threatened. Never have we needed poetry more. Jong believes that the poet sees the world in a grain of sand and eternity in a wild flower--as Blake wrote. Her work has always stressed the importance of the lives of women, women's creativity, and self-confidence. She sees her role as a writer as inspiring future poets to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJong, Erica:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErica Jong\u003c\/strong\u003e is a celebrated poet, novelist \u0026amp; essayist with over twenty-five published books that have been influential all over the world. Her most popular novel, \u003cem\u003eFear of Flying, \u003c\/em\u003ecelebrated its 40\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary in 2013. Never out of print, it has sold over thirty-five million copies in forty-two languages including Chinese and Arabic. Erica's latest novel, \u003cem\u003eFear of Dying, \u003c\/em\u003ewas published in 2015\/2016 with many publishers all over the world. Her awards include the Fernanda Pivano Award for Literature in Italy (named for the critic who introduced Ernest Hemingway, Allen Ginsberg, and Erica Jong to the Italian public), the Sigmund Freud Award in Italy, the Deauville Literary Award in France, the United Nations Award for Excellence in Literature, and \u003cem\u003ePoetry\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine's Bess Hokin Prize (also won by Sylvia Plath and W.S. Merwin). Erica's poetry has appeared in publications worldwide, including \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e L.A. Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Haaretz\u003c\/em\u003e, and many more\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eErica lives in New York and Connecticut with her husband and two poodles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Hen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50359033069842,"sku":"9781597098465","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9c4beab6-fde8-4b3a-8f10-53330f2621fb.jpg?v=1728349366","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-world-began-with-yes-9781597098465","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}