{"product_id":"the-alphabet-not-unlike-the-katrina-vandenberg-9781571314468","title":"The Alphabet Not Unlike the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn her highly ambitious second collection of poems, Katrina Vandenberg takes her inspiration from the alphabet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA meditation on the hump of a camel, and what it hides. A reminder that tomatoes belong to the nightshade family, and a vision of the plant as Adam's downfall. The Book of Kells, gold-leafed and extravagantly decorated by monks. Titled for letters of the Phoenician alphabet, and employing such innovative forms as the ancient ghazal, these poems are richly grounded in objects both humble and exotic. Vandenberg explores the intersection of power and forgiveness, and deciphers the seemingly indecipherable in emotionally poignant ways. \"What will protect us?\" one poem asks. \"The words will be our weapons. In the end.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving between the physical and the abstract, the individual and the collective, \u003cem\u003eThe Alphabet Not Unlike the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eunearths meaning--with astonishing beauty--from the pain of loss and separation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katrina Vandenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571314466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571314468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.30d","brand":"Katrina Vandenberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989319352575,"sku":"9781571314468","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f887157-5dc9-4066-bf8f-6b4f1b1a2f56.jpg?v=1683298835","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-alphabet-not-unlike-the-katrina-vandenberg-9781571314468","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}