{"product_id":"clean-margins-paperback","title":"Clean Margins - 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\u003eKaren Steiger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this vulnerable, surreal collection, Steiger poems the end of the world - where again and again, the end is not the end, but the notion of \"existing\" is changed so profoundly by an event or events, it seems apocalyptic to anyone inside, or outside, the margins. At heart, this is a deeply personal book, with wry and thoughtful offerings-up of the poet's own body and mind following her cancer diagnosis and treatment. Steiger's skill with derealization allows the reader to quite profoundly understand that that no matter the calamity, and even when everything is beyond control, a really good story continues. Steiger's talent for couching enormously difficult concepts in tenderly humorous metaphor that cuts to the quick is truly rare. Read this collection to remember that the real human condition isn't being mortal - it's laughing while we are. Read it again to remember that the story of a life spills beyond all kinds of margins and to celebrate that Steiger's gets to do that right here, right now.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnkh Spice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Water Engine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI felt this poetry way down in my guts. True to the lived experience of cancer, Karen's words capture both the mundane horror and conflicting emotions of treatment and recovery. \"Casual evisceration\" and \"raccoons in the attic\" are now in my cancer lexicon! With apt and accessible metaphor, her visceral language will resonate with anyone who has been through a diagnosis and will provide a window for those who want to know more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeanna House\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, cohost, the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThanks, Cancer!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e podcast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in Karen Steiger's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eClean Margins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e dance within, around, through, and outside the realities of scary diagnoses. While some pieces look cancer straight in the eye, others take on the beauty and ugliness in nature and the otherworldly. There are comedic vignettes, deep reflections, and elements that tap into memories both fond and bewildering. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eClean Margins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e highlights very human experiences (from devastating to lighthearted) in relatable ways, from fresh and exciting new vantage points.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eK. Weber\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Sum of Our Poetic Parts, Volume 3\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48395882168569,"sku":"9781639808984","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/tdxbNlMSLn9781639808984.webp?v=1778619360","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/clean-margins-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}