{"product_id":"trying-x-trying-9780887487118","title":"Trying X Trying","description":"\u003cb\u003ePoetry that wrestles with language, loss, and resilience in times of crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTrying × Trying\u003c\/i\u003e, Dora Malech dissects the language of our times; she turns over the familiar phrases of politics, parenthood, and pandemic to reveal what lies beneath. Through playing with the double meaning of \"trying\" as both perseverance and reproductive struggle, these poems navigate public and private spheres and interrogate the words we use to make sense of uncertainty and belief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With sharp lyricism and restless energy, Malech transforms language into prayer and protest. Sound bends, meanings shift, and repetition becomes a revelation as she traces the tensions between individual and collective experience. \u003ci\u003eTrying × Trying\u003c\/i\u003e is an enlightening meditation on persistence, reminding us that even in fractured times, poetry finds a way forward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carnegie-Mellon University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780887487118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dora Malech","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51495089012917,"sku":"9780887487118","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b3affc8d-3a64-49af-a07a-c966fe24d37c.jpg?v=1754973997","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/trying-x-trying-9780887487118","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}