{"product_id":"what-the-lyric-is-9780996778619","title":"What the Lyric Is","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Freely admitting of what they do not know, these poems act as nonpology to the world that will not read them and frank lyric to all who are bold and fortunate enough to enjoy them.\" --Jae Choi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSara Nicholson's second poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Lyric Is\u003c\/i\u003e, is a sharp, humorous and poignant exploration of how the lyric in poetry both fits and fails us. Conversant with dead poets, but skeptical of their conceits, Nicholson mixes lightness with melancholy in poems with titles like \"Dante in Arkansas\" \"My breath's been \/ Doomed to harmonize with fog.\" \u003ci\u003eWhat the Lyric Is\u003c\/i\u003e turns the pastoral tradition upside down, ever careful to remind us of the price for all this reflection and merriment--\"Acorns are beautiful only to those \/ Who've never had to clean them up.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Nicholson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat the Lyric Is\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Living Method\u003c\/i\u003e, both from The Song Cave. She lives in Boise, Idaho.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Song Cave\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996778619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 5.50w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sara Nicholson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493224280245,"sku":"9780996778619","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_64bf8edd-3eb8-4b45-9a29-0f7d569cc042.jpg?v=1721747585","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-the-lyric-is-9780996778619","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}