{"product_id":"2940044579361","title":"The Distinguishing Aspect","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Beach's fifth collection of poetry. The 35 terzanelle poems in this collection are about identity: both the secret identity and the public persona. I have chosen 26 characters from classic literature, theater, the Pulps, comic books, and radio programs, each of whom uses a hidden identity (or identities) for heroic and less-than-heroic purposes. The real question is why they do so, why any of us do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe terzanelle is a French\/Italian adaptation of the terza rima to the villanelle form. Each terzanelle is meant to be 19 lines long (ten syllables each), composed of five triplets with a concluding quatrain, and are written in iambic pentamater. I don't pay much attention to where my metrical feet are stepping, but I enjoy the puzzle-like nature of this form and the subtlety of the repeating lines, the variations in meaning. I also enjoy breaking the lines and changing punctuation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Beach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165967335664,"sku":"2940044579361","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044579361_p0.jpg?v=1763674523","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044579361","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}