{"product_id":"9781556592300","title":"The Theater of Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Ríos writes in a serenely clear manner.”— \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ríos’ verse inhabits a country of his own making, sometimes political, often personal, with the familiarity and pungency of an Arizona chili.”— \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the success of his National Book Award nomination, Alberto Ríos’ new book is filled with magic, marvel, and emotional truth. Set along the elusive Mexican-American border, his poems trace the lives and loves of an elderly couple, Clemente and Ventura, through their childhood and courtship to marriage, maturity, old age, and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Chair She Sits In\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eI’ve heard this thing where, when someone dies,\u003cbr\u003e People close up all the holes around the house—\u003cbr\u003e The keyholes, the chimney, the windows,\u003cbr\u003e Even the mouths of the animals, the dogs and the pigs.\u003cbr\u003e It’s so the soul won’t be confused, or tempted.\u003cbr\u003e It’s so when the soul comes out of the body it’s been in,\u003cbr\u003e But which doesn’t work anymore,\u003cbr\u003e It won’t simply go into another one\u003cbr\u003e And try to make itself at home,\u003cbr\u003e Pretending as if nothing happened . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRíos’ narratives are both surreal and hyper-real, creating the hard, sweet weave of two lives becoming one. The National Book Award judges noted that Ríos is a “poet of reverie,” and like the best of storytellers he \u003ci\u003echarms\u003c\/i\u003e his readers, making us care deeply for—even love—these people we read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlberto Ríos\u003c\/b\u003e is the poet laureate of Arizona and teaches at Arizona State University. He is the author of eight books of poetry, three collections of short stories, and a memoir. Ríos is the recipient of numerous awards, and his work is included in over 175 national and international literary anthologies. His work is regularly taught and translated and has been adapted to dance and both classical and popular music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040382304496,"sku":"9781556592300","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781556592300_p0.jpg?v=1763756832","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781556592300","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}