{"product_id":"the-scarecrow-of-my-former-self-9781936657810","title":"The Scarecrow of My Former Self","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith vulnerability and gorgeous, lush imagery, Sarah Stockton presents a portrait of a life not defined by illness but circumscribed by it; a hybrid life of hospital visits and encounters with crystal healers, coyotes, iguanas. Stockton's poems of simultaneous rage and grace illuminate the realities of the chronically ill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jeannine Hall Gailey, author of\u003cem\u003e Flare, Corona \u003c\/em\u003e(BOA Editions) and \u003cem\u003eField Guide to the End of the World\u003c\/em\u003e (Moon City Press) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Stockton's \u003cem\u003eThe Scarecrow of My Former Self \u003c\/em\u003eis a quiet, delicate hymn of the bodymind that both aspires and persists; though the poet confesses she \"can't really do much \/ for... the world,\" - and yet. This book is a reclamation of visibility not just for Stockton's speaker, but for all who have a chronic illness. These poems create a metaphorical scarecrow, a kind of spiritual scaffold on which to hang some hope. Like a conjurer, Stockton creates a world of desire crafted from \"bloodied dancing shoes, a mask \/\/ and a sea green bathing suit....\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jill Khoury, Editor-in-Chief of \u003cem\u003eRogue Agent\u003c\/em\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eSuites for the Modern Dancer\u003c\/em\u003e (Sundress Publications) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Moonpath Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936657810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Sarah Stockton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43544263884981,"sku":"9781936657810","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_126b5fa5-6362-4155-a609-8edf416497cb.jpg?v=1706120723","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-scarecrow-of-my-former-self-9781936657810","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}