{"product_id":"ready-or-not-robin-wright-9781646623037","title":"Ready or Not","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her first collection of published poems, \u003cem\u003eReady or Not\u003c\/em\u003e, Robin Wright explores the universal theme of unexpected life events through images and language related to relationships, love, loss, death, and dementia. This collection begins with \"Fringe,\" a poem about teenage loneliness and isolation. Several poems about romantic relationships follow, including \"Renters,\" a poem about a marriage starting out differently than expected but leaving the reader with hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther poems ignite the emotions of relationships lost. Several lead the reader through the narrator's frame of mind and feelings during and after a break-up. \"What This Woman Wants,\" centers on a woman's needs from her partner and is a nod to Kim Addonizio's \"What Do Women Want?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection then segues into poems about the loss of beloved friends and a beloved uncle, taking the reader into the darkness of grief. \"Like This\" focuses on a different kind of loss and revolves on what we are willing to do or not do as a society. The final poem features a loved one struggling with dementia as witnessed by the narrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWright uses accessible language and uses images that resonate with others to make a human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like This\" was a finalist in Poetry Matters Spring Robinson\/Mahogany Red Literary Prize. The poems in this collection have previously appeared in the following: \u003cem\u003eAmarillo Bay; Ariel Chart; Foliate Oak Literary Magazine; Indiana Voice Journal\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLost River Literary Magazine; Muddy River Poetry Review; Nature Writing; Peacock Journal; Rat's Ass Review\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSee Spot Run; Terror House Magazine; Zygote in My Coffee;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTime Present, Time Past, \u003c\/em\u003e the University of Southern Indiana's 50\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646623037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646623037\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 10\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.07d","brand":"Robin Wright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068141596927,"sku":"9781646623037","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_334552ca-31dc-4c06-91bb-08388544f0e4.jpg?v=1685417277","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ready-or-not-robin-wright-9781646623037","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}