{"product_id":"warbler-paperback","title":"Warbler - 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\u003eJane Schapiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteeped though it is in grief and loss, glory shines through in Jane Schapiro's new poetry collection, \u003ci\u003e Warbler.\u003c\/i\u003e As she writes in the book's epigraph, \u003ci\u003e Tears are the soul bathing itself. \u003c\/i\u003eThere is much melancholy beauty in the book's dirges, and toward the end, splendor has the last word. In the book's penultimate poem, azaleas bloom in an explosion of color, from the dark \"tangle of shrubs \/ that spawned such a glorious sight.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Rennie McQuilkin, CT Poet Laureate (2015-2018) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarbler, \u003c\/i\u003e Jane Schapiro's new book of poems, is an achingly beautiful paean to family, friendship, love, and memory. It is also a searing reminder that loss, illness, and grief must play their parts as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book has an organic feel, from line to line, from poem to poem. We are pulled into human connection and human frailty. We hear the rabbi say, \"Even the blank spaces \/ are God given\" so we keep looking as we move into middle age for peace, for less anxiety, for less pain. Some days \"in the mirror, \/ she'll spot her former self like a star, \/ reflecting a fire long since burned out.\" And then, \"the veil lifts, \/ reveals the world as a luminous bride\u003ci\u003e . . . \/ Ah, sweet life. Sweet, inviting life. \u003c\/i\u003e\"These poems stay in the mind and heart and invite rereading again and again. \u003ci\u003eWarbler\u003c\/i\u003e sings of hard and beautiful truths in a singular voice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Deirdre Neilen, Editor \u003ci\u003eThe Healing Muse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47351672144121,"sku":"9781952326233","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SzQ4T3k2V1JrZVhYY1dVMFYzR2MwZz09.webp?v=1769800750","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/warbler-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}