{"product_id":"application-for-release-from-the-dream-poems-9781555977184","title":"Application for Release from the Dream: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe eagerly awaited, brilliant, and engaging new poems by Tony Hoagland, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Narcissism Means to Me\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe parade for the slain police officer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003egoes past the bakery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand the smell of fresh bread\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emakes the mourners salivate against their will.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--from \"Note to Reality\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre we corrupt or innocent, fragmented or whole? Are responsibility and freedom irreconcilable? Do we value memory or succumb to our forgetfulness? \u003ci\u003eApplication for Release from the Dream, \u003c\/i\u003e Tony Hoagland's fifth collection of poems, pursues these questions with the hobnailed abandon of one who needs to know how a citizen of twenty-first-century America can stay human. With whiplash nerve and tender curiosity, Hoagland both surveys the damage and finds the wonder that makes living worthwhile. Mirthful, fearless, and precise, these poems are full of judgment and mercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555977184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tony Hoagland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059838582965,"sku":"9781555977184","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2870bbba-b48e-4218-8329-20f3ef57572a.jpg?v=1690299276","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/application-for-release-from-the-dream-poems-9781555977184","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}