{"product_id":"love-life-loss-and-longing-kathleen-elizabeth-sumpton-9780228833222","title":"Love, Life, Loss, and Longing: A Poetry Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eLOVE, LIFE, LOSS, AND LONGING is a poetry anthology separating poems about the philosophies of the world, or main aspects of reality, into four categories. Each of these categories serves in the text as a chapter, herein called books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first section, LOVE, talks about the good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second section, LIFE, discusses what is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third section, LOSS, deals with the bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourth section, LONGING, touches on what isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, all four make up what our emotions tap into when we experience things: the good, the bad, what is, and what isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe order of the poems starts with the two most positive renditions of philosophy, namely the good and what is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second half of the text leads us into more difficult hurdles, such as the bad things and what doesn't really exist. The poems are not written in sequential order by date, nor alphabetical order, and are assembled entirely at random. This randomization reflects the way in which each of the four aspects come at us in the world. We never know when we will be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efeeling good or bad, or feeling a fulfillment vs. an absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is instinctive which of these categories a poem will falls into, and where they should be placed in sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology uses words that all start with the letter L because of its special powers in terms of energy when it comes to language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the book, the reader should be able to relate to many of the poems and be able to have a more positive outlook on life overall, knowing that even though sometimes things are bad, they can also be really, really good. And if we didn't have the absence of things, we wouldn't appreciate them when they are there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Elizabeth Sumpton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0228833221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780228833222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tellwell Talent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d","brand":"Kathleen Elizabeth Sumpton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440903663871,"sku":"9780228833222","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39697806-29c3-4177-9c2c-a279015c9eed.jpg?v=1777187442","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-life-loss-and-longing-kathleen-elizabeth-sumpton-9780228833222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}