{"product_id":"9781551521305","title":"Pulse","description":"\u003cp\u003eRajinderpal S. Pal’s first, acclaimed collection, pappaji wrote poetry in a language i cannot read, was an exploration, a search not only for a place in the world, but for a sense of one’s self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePulse \u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of love poems, about the sharing of stories and the sharing of that discovered self. Pal writes about those moments in our lives that we first cling to, then draw from as “we strive for fabric and texture” in our lives. With echoes of Michael Ondaatje, Pal’s magical, ringing voice sings intimate. These are sensual poems, explorations of “the pulse in fingertips,” and \u003ci\u003ePulse\u003c\/i\u003e , the book, is a mature, sophisticated collection of poetry from one of Canada’s truest writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003ePulse\u003c\/i\u003e :\u003cbr\u003eto begin to describe\u003cbr\u003eevery ridge of vertebra\u003cbr\u003ethe soft hair that lined them\u003cbr\u003eshadow of window-blinds imposed on her body the strain and the arch the restrain the push the skin and teeth how we would braid and unbraid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003ePulse\u003c\/i\u003e :\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The excellence in this book is how it deftly operates between the personal and the national, between how people live their day-to-day lives in the systems in which they live them.”— \u003ci\u003eCalgary Herald\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pal’s strengths come from the undercurrents going through the work, the tensions just under the surface. He writes smooth and evocative poems with the illusion of calm and the deceptive ease of one who knows very well what he is doing.”— \u003ci\u003eThe Globe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRajinderpal S. Pal won the Henry Kreisel Award for pappaji wrote poetry in a language i cannot read and Pulse was shortlisted for both the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry and the W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. He has participated in international arts festivals such as ArtWallah, has published in literary magazines throughout North America, and is in translation in Brazil and Portugal. He lives in Calgary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arsenal Pulp Press, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030639001840,"sku":"9781551521305","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781551521305_p0.jpg?v=1763752708","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781551521305","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}