{"product_id":"shades-graces-9781952419140","title":"Shades \u0026 Graces","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Shades \u0026amp; Graces, Salcman tells us early on that \"Every intern knows it doesn't matter how long an incision is, just how wide,\" and in this accurate and marvelous detail provides a metaphor for the way a surgeon's suturing provides a signature, \"closed but open like a grave,\" that \"even God can't erase.\" In poem after poem, Salcman's signature--the stitched lines of his verse--are characterized by verve, clarity, and formal finesse, and as such they attempt to heal the various and vexing wounds of experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --Michael Collier, former poet laureate of Maryland, director of the Bread Loaf Writersʼ Conference, Professor of English at the University of Maryland and author of \"My Bishop and Other Poems.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spuyten Duyvil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952419140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.26d","brand":"Michael Salcman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36673365835932,"sku":"9781952419140","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_eb018596-1963-4c42-ba55-bbd50ba10001.jpg?v=1603929605","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shades-graces-9781952419140","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}