{"product_id":"chance-of-lightning-volume-32-paperback","title":"Chance of Lightning: Volume 32 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristin Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChance of Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e is a precarious love letter that wagers mystery against easy answers and unflinching vulnerability against inevitable misfortune. Sonnets, prose poems, and experiments in lyrical verse create a world of imaginary lottery winners--from a man who invests his windfall in a dove-release business to a woman who tracks down every person she's ever kissed--and explore themes of birth, death, loss, and survival. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"From a crown of sonnets likening love to the elements of the periodic table to a sequence of poems imagining what lottery winners might do with their winnings if they hit the jackpot, Robertson's way with language, image, and thought is dazzling and fresh. With humor, punch, and heart, \u003ci\u003eChance of Lightning \u003c\/i\u003estrikes deep into what is elemental, what is luck, what is loss, and what is love. Every page of this book surprised me. Kristin Robertson is a poet to watch.\"--Melissa H. Range, judge and author of \u003ci\u003eScriptorium: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e KRISTIN ROBERTSON's \u003ci\u003eSurgical Wing\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Alice James Books in 2017. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Threepenny Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review Online\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other journals. Kristin is an assistant professor of writing and literature at Mercer University and lives in Georgia with her husband and daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353826214137,"sku":"9781574419672","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/tgKfjSBlfa9781574419672.webp?v=1769828619","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/chance-of-lightning-volume-32-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}