{"product_id":"uncoded-woman-poems-9781571314253","title":"Uncoded Woman: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Lively . . . At times dreamily beautiful.\" --\u003cem\u003eCHICAGO SUN-TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoding and decoding are threads running through the poems of \u003cem\u003eUncoded Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, which together tell the story of a woman named Bead and her search for safe harbor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"LN1: You Should Proceed with Caution.\" \"D: Keep Clear of Me: I Am Maneuvering with Difficulty.\" \"YZ: The Words Which Follow Are in Plain Language.\" The maritime \u003cem\u003eInternational Code of Signals\u003c\/em\u003e--a dictionary of ship's pennants and the message they convey--becomes a symbolic guide to Bead's journey, as she learns that some signs mislead while others illuminate. Along the way, the beautiful terrain near Lake Michigan forms a powerful backdrop to Bead's life with Barn, her Native American boyfriend, whose struggles are in stark contrast to the wealthy resort community around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom exhilaration to degradation, from betrayal to self-reliance, Anne-Marie Oomen's poems give voice to a woman's life on the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571314253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2009\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anne-Marie Oomen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42303834259637,"sku":"9781571314253","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a19d63b6-587a-47d6-befd-2cb54f67b6dd.jpg?v=1658842543","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/uncoded-woman-poems-9781571314253","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}