{"product_id":"9780990794998","title":"This Is Fifty-three","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Fifty-three\u003c\/strong\u003e is Kevin J. O’Conner’s seventh collection of poems—and his most ambitious to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not your typical poetry collection or photography book. Instead, it is an exploration, through words and pictures, 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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Is Fifty-three\u003c\/strong\u003e breaks many of the unwritten rules governing poetry books, from its 8.5\" x 8.5\" format to its full-color interior, with graphics and\/or photographs accompanying each poem. To emphasize the personal nature of the work, a self-portrait of the poet appears on the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, \u003cstrong\u003eThis Is Fifty-three\u003c\/strong\u003e is an exploration of form and craft, both in words and visuals:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end result, for better or for worse, is an honest portrayal of me at age fifty-three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—Kevin J. O’Conner, August 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alarm Cat Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49893919457520,"sku":"9780990794998","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780990794998","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}