{"product_id":"no-matter-poems-9781984825117","title":"No Matter: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn urgent, visionary collection of poems from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe After Party\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most original voices of her generation.\"--James Wood\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST POETRY BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eTHE PARIS REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJana Prikryl's \u003ci\u003eNo Matter\u003c\/i\u003e guides the reader through cities--remembered and imagined--toppling past the point of decline and fall. Conjured by voices alternately ardent, caustic, grieving, but always watchful, these soliloquies move from free verse through sonnets and invented forms, insisting that every demolition builds something new and unforeseen. In reactionary times, these poems say, we each have a responsibility to use our imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Matter\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegy for our ongoing moment, when what seemed permanent suddenly appears to be on the brink of disappearing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984825117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jana Prikryl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43112172486837,"sku":"9781984825117","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2d1d10e4-d20f-4095-9adc-4dc1b0c27e5f.jpg?v=1693930275","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/no-matter-poems-9781984825117","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}