{"product_id":"9781932511369","title":"Dark Familiar: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are poems for grownups who believe in life and death. They are chastened by the press of the second part of life, and reading these poems is like walking through a museum of priceless artifacts—at night, alone, in silence—our heels echoing down marble corridors. Gradually we come to see that even these language exhibits, these brilliantly made dioramas, are fading. We know it. The poet knows it. But the fact that she has made them anyway, against that knowledge, means everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAleda Shirley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two collections of poems, \u003ci\u003eChinese Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLong Distance\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Jackson, Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarabande Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048644133104,"sku":"9781932511369","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781932511369_p0.jpg?v=1763639686","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781932511369","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}