{"product_id":"9780393348996","title":"Aftermath: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Sandra Gilbert's poems are beautifully situated at the intersection of craft and feeling.\"—Billy Collins\u003c\/p\u003e The title of this collection—at times mournful, sardonic, and joyous—refers to the grief in the wake of loss. Yet these poems aren't just about the consequences of loss but also about the complex experiences of endurance, acquiescence, and rebirth that, with luck, mark the aftermath of sorrow.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e from \"Aftermath: Kite\"\u003cbr\u003e       But the thought is only paper after all,\u003cbr\u003e       a soul that clings to a stick, tears open, shreds\u003cbr\u003e       as if it's flung to the ground in a final shiny fall,\u003cbr\u003e       and at last the line goes limp, the climbing ends.\u003cbr\u003e       Beyond the rush \u0026amp; sweep, an arc of silence—\u003cbr\u003e       though a mind imagined this flight, \u0026amp; proved it once.","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118812741872,"sku":"9780393348996","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393348996_p0.jpg?v=1763697646","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393348996","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}