{"product_id":"on-occasion-poems-for-the-people-9781552455227","title":"On Occasion: Poems for the People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twenty-first-century reconsideration of the occasional poem by contemporary writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection rooted in the tradition of the poem as an act of love, an act of protest, an act of visionary incantation, of remembrance, of a call to arms, and a much-needed balm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe traditional 'occasional poem' has a bad rap: a tedious rhyming poem at a wedding or a dreary verse at a funeral. This is not that. These are poems for a tumultuous and complicated world, for occasions that may be celebrations or mournings, or anything in between; from life cycles, to earth cycles, to social cycles, editor Sina Queyras brings together a collection of poetry that speaks to moments of upheaval, revolution, and challenge. Poetry that people can turn to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e contains over a hundred poems for different occasions, including writing by Suzanne Buffam, Heather Christie, CAConrad, Sue Goyette, Canisia Lubrin, bpNichol, Michael Ondaatje, Lisa Robertson, Sue Sinclair, and A. E. Stallings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552455227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200","brand":"Sina Queyras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360439627957,"sku":"9781552455227","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_612bb0fb-f43e-427c-a51c-bb453b583c8c.jpg?v=1773720951","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-occasion-poems-for-the-people-9781552455227","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}