{"product_id":"9780692939949","title":"As Close as I Can","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe eagerly awaited new poems from the author of \u003cem\u003eWet\u003c\/em\u003e. Toni Stern enjoyed a highly productive collaboration with the singer-songwriter Carole King. Stern wrote the lyrics for several of King’s songs, most notably “It’s Too Late” for the album \u003cem\u003eTapestry\u003c\/em\u003e. Here, with affection and insight, she examines the breadth and boundaries of family, place, language, and self. \u003cem\u003eAs Close as I Can\u003c\/em\u003e is her second volume of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“When Toni and I first started writing songs in 1969, her poetry took the form of lyrics. Today, as then,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher poems are filled with an inherent musicality that joins with her words to evoke emotions and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprovoke the imagination. Enjoy the journey!”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Carole King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Toni Stern has given us some jewels of hard-earned wisdom in a voice, by turns, wry, tender, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoften aslant—as Dickinson tells us the telling of truth must be.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Dan Gerber, \u003cem\u003eSailing through Cassiopeia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toni Stern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018084860144,"sku":"9780692939949","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692939949_p0.jpg?v=1763618547","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692939949","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}