{"product_id":"surgical-wing-9781938584343","title":"Surgical Wing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eSurgical Wing\u003c\/i\u003e, you will find yourself in phone booths, county fairs, fishing boats, and among ghosts. Strange birds will enter hospital waiting rooms. You will be seduced by knot-makers. You will witness illness, grief, and healing. Finally, the book itself will become the wings that steer you to a greater understanding of yourself and the world.\" --Anna Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSurgical Wing\u003c\/i\u003e, surrealistic poems visit an experimental hospital ward, manifesting visions of winged angels and medical tests, as we bear witness to a doctor's' meddling and miracles. Robertson's poems challenge the internal and external metamorphoses of the human condition and the juxtaposition between death and life by personifying the soul through images of birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"You're About to Fold a Paper Airplane\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuild evidence of air. Pull the results of your blood test\u003cbr\u003efrom the mailbox. Fold in half: you have wings already.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbnormal? Fold again. You can't see the inner-workings\u003cbr\u003eof an aircraft. And when you're folding, you can't study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emuch else. Book your tumor markers a flight to Bora Bora.\u003cbr\u003eVector, Victor. Clearance, Clarence. On any scrap of paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewrite \u003ci\u003ecarry\u003c\/i\u003e. Write \u003ci\u003eheavenward\u003c\/i\u003e. Write \u003ci\u003eI choose this over you\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eReplace \u003ci\u003ethis\u003c\/i\u003e. With \u003ci\u003eflying\u003c\/i\u003e. With \u003ci\u003eperegrination\u003c\/i\u003e. Or write\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI can't fear you another morning\u003c\/i\u003e. And fold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristin Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e is a native of East Tennessee, and she graduated with a PhD in creative writing from Georgia State University in Atlanta. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndiana Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThird Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVerse Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, among other journals. Kristin lives outside Los Angeles and teaches at the University of California, Riverside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938584343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 7.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Kristin Robertson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671344443548,"sku":"9781938584343","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2211bf6a-9731-428e-ab5b-162726ec22ba.jpg?v=1603925147","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/surgical-wing-9781938584343","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}