{"product_id":"dear-almost-a-poem-paperback-1","title":"Dear Almost: A Poem - 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\u003eMatthew Thorburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Almost\u003c\/i\u003e is a book-length poem addressed to an unborn child lost in miscarriage. Beginning with the hope and promise of springtime, poet Matthew Thorburn traces the course of a year with sections set in each of the four seasons. Part book of days, part meditative prayer, part travelogue, the poem details a would-be father's wanderings through the figurative landscapes of memory and imagination as well as the literal landscapes of the Bronx, Shanghai, suburban New Jersey, and the Japanese island of Miyajima. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the speaker navigates his days, he attempts to show his unborn daughter \"what life is like \/ here where you ought to be \/ with us, but aren't.\" His experiences recall other deaths and uncover the different ways we remember and forget. Grief forces him to consider a question he never imagined asking: how do you mourn for someone you loved but never truly knew, never met or saw? In candid, meditative verse \u003ci\u003eDear Almost\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to resolve this painful question, honoring the memory of a child who both was and wasn't there.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Thorburn is the author of seven collections of poems, including \u003ci\u003eDear Almost, A Green River in Spring\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSubject to Change.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in New Jersey with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350597583097,"sku":"9780807164310","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SVRpVHJFTDA5UC9FNk5hSU1YT3NrQT09_23343eda-9d8b-45c4-b301-85f24bc1e548.webp?v=1769787063","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/dear-almost-a-poem-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}