{"product_id":"motive-and-opportunity-9781848617155","title":"Motive and Opportunity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotive \u0026amp; Opportunity\u003c\/em\u003e is principally located in Los Angeles, where the poet has lived and worked since 1968. The five pieces collected here are various attempts at poetic language trying to settle in this metropolitan sprawl of contradictions. Or as Carey McWilliams called it in his seminal Southern California: an Island on the Land, \"very much a city that refuses to know itself.\" From 'Driving Platitudes' and 'The Grid, ' both written while driving across the seemingly endless metropolis, to the most recent 'Motive \u0026amp; Opportunity, ' a detective poem, this book moves around Vangelisti's almost native city, leaving a trail of affections and casual encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shearsman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848617155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.19d","brand":"Paul Vangelisti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36669739991196,"sku":"9781848617155","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6ee19e8b-2bca-4d4f-8f21-dddfa255d81b.jpg?v=1603920924","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/motive-and-opportunity-9781848617155","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}