{"product_id":"normal-distance-elisa-gabbert-9781593767334","title":"Normal Distance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of funny and thought-provoking poems inspired by surprising facts that will appeal to poetry lovers and poetry haters alike, from the author of the essay collection \u003ci\u003eThe Unreality of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, \"a work of sheer brilliance, beauty, and bravery\" (Andrew Sean Greer) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnown to be both \"casually brilliant\" (Sandra Newman) and a \"ruthless self-examiner\" (Sarah Manguso), acclaimed writer Elisa Gabbert brings her \"questing, restless intelligence\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) to a new collection of poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns funny and chilling, these poems collect strange facts, interrogate language, and ask unanswerable questions that offer the pleasure of discovery on nearly every page: How does one suffer \"gladly,\" exactly? How bored are dogs? Which is more frightening, nothing or empty space? Was Wittgenstein sexy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poems in this collection are earwormy, ultracontemporary, essayistic, aphoristic, and philosophical--invitations to eavesdrop on a mind paying attention to itself. \u003ci\u003eNormal Distance\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about thinking and feeling, meaning and experience, trees and the weather, and the boredom and pain of living through time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elisa Gabbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593767331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593767334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.55w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/16\/2022","brand":"Elisa Gabbert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946073653503,"sku":"9781593767334","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e45ff168-228c-433e-b772-8c3a2737a66d.jpg?v=1681511381","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/normal-distance-elisa-gabbert-9781593767334","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}