{"product_id":"sad-little-breathing-machine-matthea-harvey-9781555973964","title":"Sad Little Breathing Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarvey, whose debut collection was praised by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eas \"intensely visual, mournfully comic and syntactically \u003cbr\u003einventive,\" offers her second stunning collection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnits are the engines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI understand best.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne betrayal, two.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerrily, merrily, merrily.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-from \"Introduction to the World\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSad Little Breathing Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, Matthea Harvey explores the strange and intricate mechanics of human systems-of the body, of thought, of language itself. These are the engines, like poetry, that propel both our comprehension and misunderstanding. \"If you're lucky,\" Harvey writes, \"after a number of \/ revolutions, you'll \/ feel something catch.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I pictured myself arriving at an amusement park, only none of the rides are familiar. I considered running away. I could break my neck or be catapulted into the sky. I might never be seen again. It's only poetry, I reminded myself, and climbed on board. I'm tossed and bucked and jabbed and lashed and flipped. I'm having a nearly insane amount of fun, and I don't want it to ever end.\" --James Tate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthea Harvey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555973965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555973964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.74h x 6.22w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/02\/2004 pg. 74","brand":"Matthea Harvey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46867081003263,"sku":"9781555973964","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17ef9750-3052-4e51-86d7-4b7ba7ad5163.jpg?v=1747453842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sad-little-breathing-machine-matthea-harvey-9781555973964","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}