{"product_id":"9781938584664","title":"Some Say the Lark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eSome Say the Lark\u003c\/i\u003e is a piercing meditation, rooted in loss and longing, and manifest in dazzling leaps of the imagination—the familiar world rendered strange.\" —Natasha Trethewey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChang’s poems narrate grief and loss, and intertwines them with hope for a fresh start in the midst of new beginnings. With topics such as frustration with our social and natural world, these poems openly question the self and place and how private experiences like motherhood and sorrow necessitate a deeper engagement with public life and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom \"The Winter's Wife\":\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eI want wild roots to prosper\u003cbr\u003ean invention of blooms, each unknown\u003cbr\u003eto every wise gardener. If I could be\u003cbr\u003ea color. If I could be a question\u003cbr\u003e• f tender regard. I know crabgrass\u003cbr\u003eand thistle. I know one algorithm:\u003cbr\u003eit has nothing to do with repetition\u003cbr\u003e• r rhythm. It is the route from number\u003cbr\u003eto number (less to more, more\u003cbr\u003eto less), a map drawn by proof\u003cbr\u003e not faith. Unlike twilight, I do not\u003cbr\u003econclude with darkness. I conclude.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJennifer Chang\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe History of Anonymity\u003c\/i\u003e , which was a finalist for the Glasgow\/Shenandoah Prize for Emerging Writers and listed by \u003ci\u003eHyphen Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e as a Top Five Book of Poetry for 2008. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review, Best American Poetry 2012, The Nation, Poetry, A Public Space\u003c\/i\u003e , and elsewhere. She is an assistant professor of English and Creative Writing at George Washington University and lives in Washington, DC with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alice James Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051569758448,"sku":"9781938584664","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938584664_p0.jpg?v=1769898265","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938584664","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}