{"product_id":"2940153718330","title":"This Is Fifty-three","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHIS IS FIFTY-THREE is Kevin J. O’Conner’s seventh collection of poems—and his most ambitious to date. This is not your typical poetry collection; it is an exploration of living with uncertainty at a time when we’d expect most of life’s big questions to have been already answered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is also an exploration of form and craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In my poems, I have continued to try out different forms and styles in order to stretch myself as a writer. As for the visuals, my previous books used images to mark the boundaries between sections; here, they are an integral part of the whole, whether complementing the text or providing a counterpoint—or stirring things up. The result, for better or worse, is an honest portrayal of me at age fifty-three.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Kevin J. O'Conner, August 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHIS IS FIFTY-THREE is divided into sections, plus a prelude and postlude:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormalities\u003cbr\u003ePoems written using established forms—in this case tritina, pantoum, terzanelle, viator, rhyming couplets, lune, landay, haiku, and rimas dissolutas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOddities\u003cbr\u003eExperimental poems, poems based on dreams, poems based on prompts, poems given unusual graphic or typographic treatment, and unusual or unexpected graphics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecrets (and Other Secrets)\u003cbr\u003ePrivate moments, secrets, unspoken thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelicates\u003cbr\u003eSmall moments and fragility.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kevin J. O'Conner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111233929456,"sku":"2940153718330","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153718330_p0.jpg?v=1764054656","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153718330","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}