{"product_id":"sit-how-you-want-9781550654974","title":"Sit How You Want","description":"Power and sex take centre stage in Robin Richardson's formidable third collection, \u003ci\u003eSit How You Want\u003c\/i\u003e. Plane crashes and automobile mishaps are the backdrop for female narrators who grapple with terror, anxiety, and powerlessness: \"When I say I'm fine I mean the sky has opened \/ like an old wound under scurvy.\" In their grim wit, sinister straight talk, and sometimes violent bawdiness, Richardson's poems work as counter-charms against the lingering trauma of abusive relationships, both familial and romantic. The book embodies a belief in poetry as an instrument of change, a tool for transforming pain into exuberant verbal energy: \"It is the thrill of ruination \/ makes us innovate.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signal Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550654974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.20d","brand":"Robin Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45111914430645,"sku":"9781550654974","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_90641afc-d437-4d2d-af9d-8f91272dd078.jpg?v=1739887560","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sit-how-you-want-9781550654974","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}