{"product_id":"what-the-lyric-is-paperback","title":"What the Lyric Is - 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\u003eSara Nicholson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Freely admitting of what they do not know, these poems act as nonpology to the world that will not read them and frank lyric to all who are bold and fortunate enough to enjoy them.\" --Jae Choi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSara Nicholson's second poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Lyric Is\u003c\/i\u003e, is a sharp, humorous and poignant exploration of how the lyric in poetry both fits and fails us. Conversant with dead poets, but skeptical of their conceits, Nicholson mixes lightness with melancholy in poems with titles like \"Dante in Arkansas\" \"My breath's been \/ Doomed to harmonize with fog.\" \u003ci\u003eWhat the Lyric Is\u003c\/i\u003e turns the pastoral tradition upside down, ever careful to remind us of the price for all this reflection and merriment--\"Acorns are beautiful only to those \/ Who've never had to clean them up.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Nicholson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat the Lyric Is\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Living Method\u003c\/i\u003e, both from The Song Cave. She lives in Boise, Idaho.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47476625408249,"sku":"9780996778619","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ADcFxOYLrC9780996778619.webp?v=1772650617","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/what-the-lyric-is-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}