{"product_id":"blue-on-blue-ground","title":"Blue on Blue Ground","description":"Winner of the 2004 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue on Blue Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is about the body, desire, anxiety, and obsession--how what we want redeems and isolates us (and is sometimes used against us). These poems are artful yet accessible, lyrical yet direct, strange but recognizable.\u003cbr\u003eSmith's relentless self-examination, fear, sense of humor, and vulnerability are all laid to bare in crisp, precise language. From lonely observations, bizarre medical fascinations, emotion, loss, and honesty, \u003ci\u003eBlue on Blue Ground\u003c\/i\u003e constructs its internal and external worlds. \u003cbr\u003eThe metaphorical city is also a \"body,\" a place of exile and restoration, a symbol of hope, a catalyst for connection. The urban landscape is often the background for the moment or is the moment itself--the world looked at and sorted into words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough at times dark, there's love to be found. Perhaps it's what drives this collection, colors its observations, and leads it to finally announce: \"Someone is putting the world back together.\" \u003ci\u003eBlue on Blue Ground\u003c\/i\u003e wants to look at absolutely everything and believes that complete exploration of the physical and mental selves--fears and desires--is the key to moving and being completely alive in the material world.","brand":"Aaron Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44067179626538,"sku":"9780822958888","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/blue-on-blue-ground-3319861.jpg?v=1770793038","url":"https:\/\/thepoetryshop.com\/products\/blue-on-blue-ground","provider":"The Poetry Shop LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}