{"product_id":"a-little-luck-jeff-worley-9781937875411","title":"A Little Luck: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of The 2012 X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize, selected by Sandra Beasley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In \u003ci\u003eA Little Luck\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeff Worley presents that rarest of commodities--a voice encyclopedic in its attentions, clever, self-aware, and deeply likeable. Worley's humor throughout is dark and smart, his phrasings elegant. I would give \u003ci\u003eA Little Luck\u003c\/i\u003e to the reader who loves the work of Ted Kooser or Rodney Jones. I'd give this book to the reader who does not yet realize he loves poetry.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Sandra Beasley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Final Judge \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e THE DAY AFTER MY DEATH \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --after lines by Michael Van Walleghen \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The moon, stars and weather \u003cbr\u003e will happen as they always have, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e though surely with my breath gone \u003cbr\u003e the wind, in some slight measure, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e will falter. Absent my footsteps \u003cbr\u003e the earth will feel along its spine \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e a momentary shiver of abandonment. \u003cbr\u003e And my friends? Won't they gather \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e with me again, in whatever purple- \u003cbr\u003e swagged room, for wine and stories, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e some of them nearly impossibly true? \u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, the mailman, humming \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e like a bee in a blossom, will slip \u003cbr\u003e my name into the metal box: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e an unsigned note from \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e saying, simply, \u003ci\u003eSorry\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Worley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1937875415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781937875411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trp: The University Press of Shsu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.58w x 0.20d","brand":"Jeff Worley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241574969599,"sku":"9781937875411","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44891184-eae6-41c8-9bb2-9670dc2a7d9d.jpg?v=1772655071","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-little-luck-jeff-worley-9781937875411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}