{"product_id":"smoke-9781880238868","title":"Smoke","description":"Dorianne Laux's long-awaited third book of poetry follows her collection, \u003ci\u003eWhat We Carry\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 1994 National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. In \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e, Laux revisits familiar themes of family, working class lives and the pleasures of the body in poetry that is vital and artfully crafted--poetry that \"gets hard in the face of aloofness,\" in the words of one reviewer. In \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e, as in her previous work, Laux weaves the warp and woof of ordinary lives into extraordinary and complex tapestries. In \"The Shipfitter's Wife,\" a woman recalls her husband's homecoming at the end of his work day: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen I'd open his clothes and take\u003cbr\u003ethe whole day inside me--the ship's\u003cbr\u003egray sides, the miles of copper pipe, \u003cbr\u003ethe voice of the foreman clanging\u003cbr\u003eoff the hull's silver ribs. Spark of lead\u003cbr\u003ekissing metal. The clamp, the winch, \u003cbr\u003ethe white fire of the torch, the whistle, \u003cbr\u003eand the long drive home.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd in the title poem, Laux muses on her own guilty pleasures: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho would want to give it up, the coal\u003cbr\u003ea cat's eye in the dark room, no one there\u003cbr\u003ebut you and your smoke, the window\u003cbr\u003ecracked to street sounds, the distant cries\u003cbr\u003eof living things. Alone, you are almost\u003cbr\u003esafe . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her keen ear and attentive eye, Dorianne Laux offers us a universe with which we are familiar, but gives it to us fresh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorianne Laux\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous collections of poetry from BOA Editions, Ltd., and is co-author, with Kim Addonizio, of \u003ci\u003eThe Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Joys of Writing Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (W.W. Norton, 1997), chosen as an alternate selection by several bookclubs. Laux was the judge for the 2012 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Contest, and is a tenured professor in the creative writing program at the University of Oregon. Laux lives in Eugene, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BOA Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781880238868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 6.09w x 0.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/25\/2000 pg. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 512\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dorianne Laux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36669910286492,"sku":"9781880238868","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_64f5f3b1-420c-4692-aa7d-8b2cfbe8fcf5.jpg?v=1603921358","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/smoke-9781880238868","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}