{"product_id":"9780156030502","title":"Open Closed Open: Poems","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn poems marked by tenderness and mischief, humanity and humor, Yehuda Amichai breaks open the grand diction of revered Jewish verses and casts the light of his own experi­ence upon them. Here he tells of history, a nation, the self, love, and resurrection. Amichai’s last volume is one of medi­tation and hope, and stands as a testament to one of Israel’s greatest poets.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpen closed open. Before we are born, everything is open\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ein the universe without us. For as long as we live, everything is closed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewithin us. And when we die, everything is open again.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpen closed open. That’s all we are.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003efrom\u003c\/i\u003e “I WASN’T ONE OF THE SIX MILLION: \u003cbr\u003e AND WHAT IS MY LIFE SPAN? OPEN CLOSED OPEN”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022662877424,"sku":"9780156030502","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780156030502_p0.jpg?v=1763779638","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780156030502","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}