{"product_id":"in-the-absence-of-sons-carol-lipszyc-9781952326325","title":"In the Absence of Sons","description":"If there's regret in these poems, it's tempered by a redemptive self-awareness rooted in Carol Lipszyc's finely honed craft. Her range is impressive: she's as comfortable in the rueful lyric, \"House of Mirrors,\" as in the delicate Haiku-like poem, \"Discovery.\" The mordant truth she reveals in the prose poem, \"A Stay at the Hospital,\" will send the reader reeling.\u003cp\u003eKenneth Sherman, author of \u003ci\u003eWait Time: A Memoir of Cancer \u003c\/i\u003eand a book of lyrical essays: \u003ci\u003eWhat the Furies Bring \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in Carol Lipszyc's new collection, \u003ci\u003e In the Absence of Sons, \u003c\/i\u003eare perceptive and emotionally attentive whether the subject is family history or a group of school children examining a beetle. Lipszyc is at home in a range of poetic forms, all characterized by her striking command of figurative language: a kitchen is \"long-winded,\" yellow tulips \"long-limbed,\" time can \"hang heavy as a delinquent rope,\" grave-diggers are the \"odd men out,\" a poet would \"Align the bones of words hip-to-hip....\" Remarkably fresh, \u003ci\u003eIn the Absence of Sons\u003c\/i\u003e, is an inviting selection of poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiriam N. Kotzin, Professor of English at Drexel University, has most recently published a book of poems: \u003ci\u003eDebris Fields\u003c\/i\u003e (David Robert Books, 2016) and a collection of short fiction, \u003ci\u003e Country Music \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol Lipszyc counters the pedlars of happiness to write an elegant meditation permitting mourning. While her poems arise from regret, from lost possibilities, they are far from barren-but rich with metaphor, wit, a variety of hues. She writes poignantly of family, childhood, and nature. A darkly humoured poem inspired by an Internet date morphs into a recollection of a dental exam. As well, ekphrastic pieces and others lead her beyond the self into the social realm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Shenfeld has published\u003ci\u003e The Law of Return \u003c\/i\u003e(1999), winner of the Canadian Jewish Book Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Fertile Crescent \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), and \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Hands Spoke in Yiddish \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Lipszyc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195232632X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952326325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.12d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carol Lipszyc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440189845759,"sku":"9781952326325","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d71d37e2-734d-4cbe-b4a0-7acf81149391.jpg?v=1777180781","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-absence-of-sons-carol-lipszyc-9781952326325","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}