{"product_id":"the-bed-the-size-of-lois-marie-harrod-9781639807796","title":"The Bed the Size of a Small Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eLois Marie Harrod's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bed the Size of a Small Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful examination of love and grief following the death of her husband. Some poems, such as \"After Your Ashes,\" are heartbreaking in their searing declaration of loss, while others, such as \"What's Left,\" offer tender humor: \"Sometimes I think those cargo pants of yours \/ must now be walking around Trenton or Jersey City \/ on another short little bald man, a bit overweight \/ like you ...\" These poems, which explore the vast emotional and physical landscape of her 57-year marriage, lead us to a deeper appreciation of our own lives and the ones we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdwin Romond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man at the Railing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this moving collection, Lois Marie Harrod navigates the uncertain geography of loss and loneliness as a recent widow, whether she finds herself adrift in the oversized bed of the title or filling an empty house, previously shared for half a century, with funereal flowers. Beneath the ever-present grief, the aching dialogue with \"my not-here \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ethou, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\" her wry humor remains intact, her heart still unfolding its mysteries, \"this crazy stick pick licking \/ life, life, life \/ sudden whip-flip \/ in the middle of sadness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinifred Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Village of New Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this luminous collection, grief is both intimate and expansive, a presence that lingers like \"a cold cold star\" and whispers in \"an extinct language.\" Through deft lyricism and unflinching honesty, Lois Marie Harrod navigates love and loss, where even the ordinary - a pair of cargo pants, a coffee cup, a grandfather's chair - becomes a vessel for memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What am I doing here at the edge of this wide land, sheeting beyond me, hills like overstuffed pillows guarding the north border, or is it west?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these lines and throughout \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bed the Size of a Small Country, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e the speaker is unmoored by her husband's death. These poems do not seek easy solace but instead reckon with the weight of loss, the persistence of love, and the strange alchemy of remembrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmari DiGiorgio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl Torpedo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lois Marie Harrod\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639807799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639807796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lois Marie Harrod","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47244532383999,"sku":"9781639807796","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dea42759-5cfd-42b7-b7c1-c62b11c0f771.jpg?v=1758135968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bed-the-size-of-lois-marie-harrod-9781639807796","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}