{"product_id":"the-regatta-in-the-skies-laurence-lieberman-9780820320359","title":"The Regatta in the Skies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Regatta in the Skies\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful, complex collection of the best long poems from each phase of Laurence Lieberman's distinguished but still developing career, from his midwestern American childhood to his travels to the exotic landscapes of the underwater world, Japan, and the Caribbean. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a number of recent poems, Lieberman view islands of the West Indies through the eyes of intriguing local artists. Using cross-cultural relationships on individual and national levels to create a new kind of \"poetry as witness,\" he weaves stories into the poems. No less engaging than his subjects are his cadences, ordered in intricately textured lines and original syllabic stanza patterns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Orange County Plague: Scenes\" focuses on the plight of the orange trees in southern California, blending motifs of politics, social history, civil rights of ethnic minorities, and the mythology surrounding them with descriptions of nature and landscape. This linked progression of seventeen poems, structured like a sonnet sequence, establishes the primacy of place in Lieberman's continuing canon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe longest poems deal with Jamaica, but others take as their settings a number of the smaller Caribbean islands, including Montserrat. In the poem \"The Factories of Bay Leaf and Lime\" Lieberman celebrates instinctive beauties of Montserrat's culture and workplace, and helps memorialize its national character at a time when the entire country is threatened with extinction by a volcano. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Regatta in the Skies\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold and unforgettable collection from a poet at the top of his form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurence Lieberman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820320358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820320359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/1998 pg. 71","brand":"Laurence Lieberman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086963257599,"sku":"9780820320359","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8528126c-2112-46be-a7e7-79aa2bf0526a.jpg?v=1769097509","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-regatta-in-the-skies-laurence-lieberman-9780820320359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}