{"product_id":"9781563683640","title":"Moon on the Meadow: Collected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a child of deaf adults (CODA), Pia Taavila first learned to communicate when her deaf father fingerspelled the names of toys in her crib and her mother showed her the signs for objects in picture books. From this primary visual orientation, in combination with her own innate sense of imagery, Taavila crafted the lush verse featured in \u003ci\u003eMoon on the Meadow: Collected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaavila uses the graphic power of her poetry to evoke emotions about all aspects of existence — love, loss of love, family, death, and desire — feelings elicited through a lens attuned to the simple beauty of the natural. Most of the poems in \u003ci\u003eMoon on the Meadow\u003c\/i\u003e have been published at least once in established journals, testimony to the broad appeal of her passionate outlook on life. Yet, Taavila believes that her experiences as a CODA are essential to her ability to write at all. She never strays far from her home, her family, and the comforts they bring her through her art:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    At a wedding, a flautist’s\u003cbr\u003e    languid notes lilt on the air.\u003cbr\u003e    My mother, who cannot hear,\u003cbr\u003e    leans forward, attentive\u003cbr\u003e    to the dip and sway of his body.\u003cbr\u003e    She signs to me:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    \u003ci\u003eIt sounds like butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallaudet University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060510703856,"sku":"9781563683640","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781563683640_p0.jpg?v=1763787619","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781563683640","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}