{"product_id":"dear-ghosts-9781555974930","title":"Dear Ghosts,","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It is impossible to read Tess Gallagher's poems without being drawn into their mesmerizing rhythms and convinced of the rightness of her intense yet unforced images.\" --Joyce Carol Oates \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eto put our arms around each other's waists--my man, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003emy woman, my unapproachable dream.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e --from \"Dear Ghosts,\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDear Ghosts, --\u003c\/i\u003eTess Gallagher's seventh collection, now in paperback--\u003cbr\u003ethe ghosts of the past are conjured and communed with as part of the poet's present day: the deceased beloved, the father long dead, the ailing mother, the victims of holocaust and war. With these spirits beside her, Gallagher confronts her own illness and mortality and celebrates new love and friendship in these spare lyrics and sprawling narratives, each punctuated by her feisty resilience and signature grace.\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 03\/04\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555974930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.14w x 0.47d","brand":"Tess Gallagher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140515463349,"sku":"9781555974930","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5f451b91-5a86-4dfb-8611-7a10e45140d4.jpg?v=1695700734","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dear-ghosts-9781555974930","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}