{"product_id":"rough-honey-9780977639595","title":"Rough Honey","description":"\u003cp\u003eSelected by Mark Doty from over one thousand manuscripts for the APR\/Honickman First Book Prize, Melissa Stein's debut \u003ci\u003eRough Honey\u003c\/i\u003e is a startling, sensuous collection that examines the deep sources of art. These poems speak of fragility and power, the contradictions of pleasure, and the bruises we bear. With remarkable range, they carry us from a whitewater rafting calamity to the \"torrents of wheat\" on a family farm; from a peepshow's \"manageable storm of boredom and sex\" to a passionate fall from grace in an orchard. By turns buoyant and forlorn, \u003ci\u003eRough Honey\u003c\/i\u003e's characters both long for and abandon the hope of true connection, of home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"Want Me\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLemons crystallized in sugar, glistening\u003cbr\u003eon a blue-glazed plate. The rarest volume\u003cbr\u003ebound in blood leather. A silk carpet\u003cbr\u003ewoven so finely you can't push a needle through, \u003cbr\u003ethat from one edge is the silver of a leaf \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eunderwater, and from the other bleu lumiere, \u003cbr\u003efirst frost on the cornflowers. A duet for cello\u003cbr\u003eand woodsmoke, violin and icicle. Tangle of\u003cbr\u003eblack hair steeped in sandalwood, jasmine, \u003cbr\u003ebergamot and vetiver and jewelled\u003cbr\u003ewith pomegranate seeds . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Stein\u003c\/b\u003e's poems have appeared in leading literary journals and anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eBest New Poets 2009\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe American Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Poetry Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780977639595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melissa Stein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679488503989,"sku":"9780977639595","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rough-honey-9780977639595","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}