{"product_id":"9781555977306","title":"Window Left Open","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe poppies are wild, they are only beautiful and tall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eso long as you do not cut them,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ethey are like the feral cat who purrs and rubs against your leg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut will scratch you if you touch back.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove is letting the world be half-tamed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—from \"Poppies\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this lush, intricately crafted collection, Jennifer Grotz explores how we can become strange to ourselves through escape, isolation, desire—and by leaving the window open. These poems are full of the sensory pleasures of the natural world and a slowed-down concept of time as Grotz records the wonders of travel, a sojourn at a French monastery, and the translation of thoughts into words, words into another language, language into this remarkable poetry. \u003ci\u003eWindow Left Open\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful and resounding book, one that traces simultaneously the intimacy and the vastness of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053977944304,"sku":"9781555977306","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555977306_p0.jpg?v=1763754506","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555977306","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}