{"product_id":"warbler-jane-schapiro-9781952326233","title":"Warbler","description":"Steeped though it is in grief and loss, glory shines through in Jane Schapiro's new poetry collection, \u003ci\u003e Warbler.\u003c\/i\u003e As she writes in the book's epigraph, \u003ci\u003e Tears are the soul bathing itself. \u003c\/i\u003eThere is much melancholy beauty in the book's dirges, and toward the end, splendor has the last word. In the book's penultimate poem, azaleas bloom in an explosion of color, from the dark \"tangle of shrubs \/ that spawned such a glorious sight.\" \u003cp\u003e-Rennie McQuilkin, CT Poet Laureate (2015-2018) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarbler, \u003c\/i\u003e Jane Schapiro's new book of poems, is an achingly beautiful paean to family, friendship, love, and memory. It is also a searing reminder that loss, illness, and grief must play their parts as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book has an organic feel, from line to line, from poem to poem. We are pulled into human connection and human frailty. We hear the rabbi say, \"Even the blank spaces \/ are God given\" so we keep looking as we move into middle age for peace, for less anxiety, for less pain. Some days \"in the mirror, \/ she'll spot her former self like a star, \/ reflecting a fire long since burned out.\" And then, \"the veil lifts, \/ reveals the world as a luminous bride\u003ci\u003e . . . \/ Ah, sweet life. Sweet, inviting life. \u003c\/i\u003e\"These poems stay in the mind and heart and invite rereading again and again. \u003ci\u003eWarbler\u003c\/i\u003e sings of hard and beautiful truths in a singular voice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Deirdre Neilen, Editor \u003ci\u003eThe Healing Muse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Schapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952326230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952326233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.14d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Schapiro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076981911807,"sku":"9781952326233","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_668dd38e-cf98-4b83-9484-872830fab9d3.jpg?v=1685467752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/warbler-jane-schapiro-9781952326233","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}