{"product_id":"daughters-of-men-brenda-leifso-9781894078641","title":"Daughters of Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted 2009 Lampman-Scott Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivid accessible poems revealing the mythic proportions of a seemingly simple, rural childhood and the passions that course through every life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewhat do you do\u003cbr\u003ewith other people's memories\u003cbr\u003ewhen they are carved into this land\u003cbr\u003ethe land offering up proof\u003cbr\u003e- from \"Prayer for Rain\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrenda Leifso's first volume of poetry is a stunning debut: haunting, disturbing but resolutely beautiful. With an unflinching eye, Leifso explores the uncertainty of memory, the legacy of place, the powerful dynamics of sexuality and secrecy, and the violence inherent in family relations. Her central section, \"The Theban Women,\" is a multi-voiced re-imagining of Euripides's \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae;\u003c\/i\u003e this drama in verse gives voice to women long silent, and together with Leifsois more personal poems, it forms a book of exceptional power from a poet whose voice is as honest as it is beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenda Leifso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1894078640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781894078641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brick Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Brenda Leifso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217571229951,"sku":"9781894078641","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f98802b8-945e-4a1e-9aff-a2a627437c98.jpg?v=1771998076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daughters-of-men-brenda-leifso-9781894078641","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}