{"product_id":"the-overhaul-poems-9781555977023","title":"The Overhaul: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2012 Costa Poetry Award, the latest collection by Kathleen Jamie, \"the leading Scottish poet of her generation\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSee when it all unravels--the entire project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ereduced to threads of moss fleeing a nor'wester;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ed'you ever imagine chasing just one strand, letting it lead you\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eto an unsung cleft in a rock, a place you could take to, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003edig yourself in--but what are the chances of that?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Of the birds, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efew remain all winter; half a dozen waders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emediate between sea and shore, that space confirmed--don't laugh--by your own work. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e --from \"Materials\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Overhaul\u003c\/i\u003e continues Kathleen Jamie's lyric inquiry into the aspects of the world our rushing lives elide, and even threaten. Whether she is addressing birds or rivers, or the need to accept loss, or, sometimes, the desire to escape our own lives, her poetry is earthy and rigorous, her language at once elemental and tender. \u003ci\u003eThe Overhaul\u003c\/i\u003e is a midlife book of repair, restitution, and ultimately hope--of the wisest and most worldly kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555977023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.20d","brand":"Kathleen Jamie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52072248475829,"sku":"9781555977023","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_47577fad-4883-487f-be8d-b64d593fe792.jpg?v=1764688211","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-overhaul-poems-9781555977023","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}