{"product_id":"geography-of-loss-judith-prest-9781646625468","title":"Geography of Loss","description":"\u003cp\u003eJudith's poems are close to the bone, earthy, organic. As they acknowledge grief, loss, suffering, they elevate and transform it. From coal, comes the diamond. From loss comes the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -Jan Phillips\u003c\/strong\u003e, Author, Speaker, Artist and Activis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In the \u003cem\u003eGeography of Loss\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eJudith Prest reminds us \"Sometimes it takes \/a dark day\/ for me to find\/ my own light\", as she maps those departures folks both must endure and overcome as best they can. Great aunts, both parents, a beloved dead grandmother whose spatula goes missing and creates an absence memory fills. Despite death's \"discordant notes,\" we go on these poems say, it is what we do as human beings, until even \"Beneath the now, outlines of ghost trees stand sentinel, bear witness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -Sean Thomas Dougherty\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Second O of Sorrow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith's poems speak elegantly yet simply about loss and life and love. Her poignant words about her personal experiences tap into the universal experience of what it is to be human, to connect, to love, to lose and to carry on. Held in her words, one can feel deeply, perhaps cry, maybe laugh, and most certainly be changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -Trish Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e, Hospice Medical Doctor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Prest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646625463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646625468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Finishing Line Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Judith Prest","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996562063615,"sku":"9781646625468","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a645e4e-bab3-4bc6-bb0b-1b589443f57f.jpg?v=1683342404","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/geography-of-loss-judith-prest-9781646625468","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}