{"product_id":"9781934894323","title":"Since the End","description":"\u003cp\u003e~\u003cbr\u003ePoems in SINCE THE END by Florida poet Alison Kolodinsky use the natural world - the ocean, swamplands, flora and fauna - as a backdrop meant to prod the reader to meditate on universal truths that matter: loss, love, survival. Sometimes the poems offer answers, but more often they describe questions that haunt the reader. To that end, these poems illuminate how we experience a range of everyday emotions, from grief to confusion to joy. The language is beautiful and evocative, and they are artistically wrought devoid of the sentimental. Additionally, Kolodinsky employs a masterful use of various poetic forms, some more obscure than others. She is a poet's poet. Prague Summer Program founding poet Richard Katrovas describes SINCE THE END this way: \"As balanced and graceful an evocation of the mysterious link between the natural world and inner life as I have read in many years\"; he calls the book \"a wise and substantial work.\" Sandra Martz, editor of When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple, says: \"Like a perfect sunrise, her words will stay with you long past the reading.\" (www.MotesBooks.com) \u003cbr\u003e~\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MotesBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058277892336,"sku":"9781934894323","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934894323_p0.jpg?v=1763642426","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934894323","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}