{"product_id":"9781452065830","title":"fiery messengers","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is said Dante wrote his \u003cem\u003eCommedia\u003c\/em\u003e as a means to reconcile himself with the death of his beloved Beatrice--years after the fact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFiery Messengers\u003c\/em\u003e the poet descends to the \u003cem\u003edemi monde \u003c\/em\u003ein search of his soul in the person of Jacqueline, his mother.  The texts that follow are encounters with the muse in various phases, some in memory, others in dream \u0026amp; fantasy, a few as apparitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe exchanges between mother \u0026amp; son form the crux of a journey from darkness to flashes of lightning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this latest work Peterson asserts the primacy of one poetic vision--that of Homer, Virgil, Dante, Pound \u0026amp; Olson.  Let men stumble and go forth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140641603824,"sku":"9781452065830","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781452065830_p0.jpg?v=1763840029","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781452065830","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}