{"product_id":"the-law-of-conservation-9781646052226","title":"The Law of Conservation","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Law of Conservation\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetry collection intensely attuned to landscape, both geographic and metaphorical.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorders blurred as cities cede to rural land; the body as a changing place on an equally unstable map; the subsoil of sexuality; the terrain of memory, both rich and painful; new countries traveled and new roots set down as an adult, navigating desire, loneliness, and love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the context of gender and sexual identity, Spada's work pays subtle, incisive attention to the inextricable relationship between transformation and conservation: transformation toward the experience of honoring and protecting our deepest and most abiding truths. At the same time, her poems also unsparingly explore the external shifts (in the speaker's surroundings and even her memories) that make it so challenging to retain an unassailable sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phoneme Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646052226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112","brand":"Mariana Spada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42925139296437,"sku":"9781646052226","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b7c8a526-ab2c-496d-a9fc-f22f3ff07817.jpg?v=1687846322","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-law-of-conservation-9781646052226","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}