{"product_id":"9781550964400","title":"Sochi Delirium: Poems","description":"\u003cbr\u003eAn unyielding fever of 103, the Sochi Olympics, and a state of inspirational semidelirium came together as Vladimir Azarov sat in front of his television, images swirled in his mind like a waltzing kaleidoscope. Memories from decades past were triggered as the Pussy Riot girls were being whipped by Cossacks. Marilyn Monroe of \u003ci\u003eSome Like It Hot \u003c\/i\u003ebecame his muse while he composed recollections: his first trip to Sochi in 1962; sitting with Henry Moore at his home in Much Haddam; discussing verisimilitudes with Pasolini, art with Frank O’Hara, film and acting with Leni Riefenstahl; shock at terrorists killing Israelis in Munich. As the 2014 Games ended, his fever abated. This remarkable book of poems arose from those two weeks.","brand":"Exile Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047564394736,"sku":"9781550964400","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550964400_p0.jpg?v=1763753149","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550964400","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}