{"product_id":"9781937875411","title":"A Little Luck","description":"\u003cp\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eA Little Luck\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeff Worley presents that rarest of commodities—a voice encyclopedic in its attentions, clever, self-aware, and deeply likeable. Worley’s humor throughout is dark and smart, his phrasings elegant. I would give \u003ci\u003eA Little Luck\u003c\/i\u003e to the reader who loves the work of Ted Kooser or Rodney Jones. I’d give this book to the reader who does not yet realize he loves poetry.”—Sandra Beasley, Final Judge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE DAY AFTER MY DEATH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—after lines by Michael Van Walleghen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moon, stars and weather\u003cbr\u003e will happen as they always have,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethough surely with my breath gone\u003cbr\u003e the wind, in some slight measure,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill falter. Absent my footsteps\u003cbr\u003e the earth will feel along its spine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea momentary shiver of abandonment.\u003cbr\u003e And my friends?  Won’t they gather\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith me again, in whatever purple-\u003cbr\u003e swagged room, for wine and stories,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esome of them nearly impossibly true?\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, the mailman, humming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elike a bee in a blossom, will slip\u003cbr\u003e my name into the metal box:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean unsigned note from \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e saying, simply, \u003ci\u003eSorry\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039838847216,"sku":"9781937875411","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937875411_p0.jpg?v=1763661516","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937875411","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}