{"product_id":"9780807164334","title":"Dear Almost: A Poem","description":"\u003cp\u003e   \u003cem\u003eDear Almost\u003c\/em\u003e is a book-length poem addressed to an unborn child lost in miscarriage. Beginning with the hope and promise of springtime, poet Matthew Thorburn traces the course of a year with sections set in each of the four seasons. Part book of days, part meditative prayer, part travelogue, the poem details a would-be father’s wanderings through the figurative landscapes of memory and imagination as well as the literal landscapes of the Bronx, Shanghai, suburban New Jersey, and the Japanese island of Miyajima.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e   As the speaker navigates his days, he attempts to show his unborn daughter “what life is like \/ here where you ought to be \/ with us, but aren’t.” His experiences recall other deaths and uncover the different ways we remember and forget. Grief forces him to consider a question he never imagined asking: how do you mourn for someone you loved but never truly knew, never met or saw? In candid, meditative verse \u003cem\u003eDear Almost\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to resolve this painful question, honoring the memory of a child who both was and wasn’t there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louisiana State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107323560176,"sku":"9780807164334","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807164334_p0.jpg?v=1763740214","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807164334","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}