{"product_id":"ready-or-not-paperback-1","title":"Ready or Not - 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\u003eRobin Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her first collection of published poems, \u003cem\u003eReady or Not\u003c\/em\u003e, Robin Wright explores the universal theme of unexpected life events through images and language related to relationships, love, loss, death, and dementia. This collection begins with \"Fringe,\" a poem about teenage loneliness and isolation. Several poems about romantic relationships follow, including \"Renters,\" a poem about a marriage starting out differently than expected but leaving the reader with hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther poems ignite the emotions of relationships lost. Several lead the reader through the narrator's frame of mind and feelings during and after a break-up. \"What This Woman Wants,\" centers on a woman's needs from her partner and is a nod to Kim Addonizio's \"What Do Women Want?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection then segues into poems about the loss of beloved friends and a beloved uncle, taking the reader into the darkness of grief. \"Like This\" focuses on a different kind of loss and revolves on what we are willing to do or not do as a society. The final poem features a loved one struggling with dementia as witnessed by the narrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWright uses accessible language and uses images that resonate with others to make a human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like This\" was a finalist in Poetry Matters Spring Robinson\/Mahogany Red Literary Prize. The poems in this collection have previously appeared in the following: \u003cem\u003eAmarillo Bay; Ariel Chart; Foliate Oak Literary Magazine; Indiana Voice Journal\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLost River Literary Magazine; Muddy River Poetry Review; Nature Writing; Peacock Journal; Rat's Ass Review\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSee Spot Run; Terror House Magazine; Zygote in My Coffee;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTime Present, Time Past, \u003c\/em\u003e the University of Southern Indiana's 50\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.07 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48290457452793,"sku":"9781646623037","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/p_MzkFX1ho9781646623037.webp?v=1776283729","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ready-or-not-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}