{"product_id":"ash-on-wind-9780985991524","title":"Ash On Wind","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom irreverent titles to couplets swimming down the page to poems that explicitly take off, \u003cem\u003eAsh on Wind\u003c\/em\u003e is a whirlwind of poems with everything a collection should have and then some. Sandra Berris draws inspiration from relationships' defining moments, breathing new perspective into emotion, and uses language to illuminate truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first volume of her poems, Berris demonstrates her flexibility with forms ranging from experimental and free verse to the demands of cento, eclogue, paradelle, sestina and haiku. She tailors rhythm and rules for each poem bringing shape as well as voice to her varied subjects. With competent use of metaphor, her poems tell stories of dementia, loss, death, lovers and divorce, yet also surprise with humor and whimsy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the opening poem recalling the execution of a mass murderer to a hand that releases \"ash to wind,\" her poems have enough force to push boundaries and startle the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Muse Ink Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985991524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.50d","brand":"Sandra Berris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38013161275573,"sku":"9780985991524","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_74d5447d-2b82-44a3-aea8-75ce286d28c0.jpg?v=1609139948","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ash-on-wind-9780985991524","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}