{"product_id":"the-woman-in-the-corner-nancy-krygowski-9780822966043","title":"The Woman in the Corner: Poems","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Corner \u003c\/i\u003ekeenly observes and gives voice to the ambiguities and astonishments that we often turn away from--in human relationships and in our own unruly hearts. In poems that speak fearlessly about sex and grief, mothers and daughters, and friendships and marriage, Krygowski examines the beauty and danger of inhabiting a woman's body in the twenty-first century while negotiating how our pasts infiltrate, for better or worse, the here and now. This intimate collection delivers hard won loves and insights, surprising humor, and daring imagination. Krygowski celebrates our joys, gives witness to our pain, and never, never compromises. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcerpt from \"The Woman in the Corner\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I cut a leaf from my mother's blooming violet, \u003cbr\u003e long alive past her death, to start a plant \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e for my daughter who I never knew as a baby-- \u003cbr\u003e born to a different woman-- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e but for whom I explained birth \u003cbr\u003e control, blood, how to relax, push in a tampon, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e what my mother never touched, her body \u003cbr\u003e a child-making mystery that pushed me \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e into mystery. What is a woman \u003cbr\u003e who doesn't long for kids?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Krygowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822966042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822966043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Nancy Krygowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926549823743,"sku":"9780822966043","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_447dcc0c-9b7a-4795-ab21-9edfb96fecda.jpg?v=1681083692","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-woman-in-the-corner-nancy-krygowski-9780822966043","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}