{"product_id":"9781566637749","title":"Invasions","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his second collection of poems, Adam Kirsch examines the world we live in now, a world in which the dangers of history have invaded the pleasures of private life. His connected poems use traditional forms to create a free, contemporary music amidst the omens of the post-September 11 world. Mr. Kirsch is at home with all the strange juxtapositions of our culture: he can celebrate \"the paradisal sighs\" of Jane Birkin and still hear the \"angelic harmonies\" of Handel's Messiah; he can observe military jets trailing \"stripes of smoke\" and find the quiet of a synagogue in Queens. \u003ci\u003eInvasions\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and highly personal collection, Mr. Kirsch's exploration of what he calls, with fear and hope, \"the magically real.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dee, Ivan R. Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034454966512,"sku":"9781566637749","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781566637749_p0.jpg?v=1763789936","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781566637749","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}