{"product_id":"apocrifa-9781636280639","title":"Apocrifa","description":"\u003ci\u003eapocrifa \u003c\/i\u003eimagines a love that sits comfortably at the crossroads of commitment and freedom. The developing intimacy between a lover and their beloved is propelled by a compendium of words for love, romance, sex, relationships, and affection that do not lend to direct translation in English. Serving as both titles and markers of the progression of time, these poetically defined words highlight the growing tension of one who claims \"i cannot love you enough\/to unlove the wide world\" and yet is inextricably drawn to the offer of \"a place of sustenance, rest, and my delight in your very bones.\" Heavily inspired by the metaphors and structures of \u003ci\u003eSong of Songs\u003c\/i\u003e (or \u003ci\u003eSong of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e), from the \u003ci\u003eApocryphal \u003c\/i\u003ebooks of the Bible, the characters speak to each other with contrapuntal call-and-response while letting us into their private thoughts through epistles, sestinas, odes, and other poetic forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Hen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636280639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.30h x 6.40w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amber Flame","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42776242520245,"sku":"9781636280639","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e7136b0e-16e9-4d73-bcb7-2604a02cdb92.jpg?v=1679412117","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/apocrifa-9781636280639","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}