{"product_id":"normal-distance","title":"Normal Distance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of funny and thought-provoking poems inspired by surprising facts that will appeal to poetry lovers and poetry haters alike, from the author of the essay collection \u003ci\u003eThe Unreality of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, \"a work of sheer brilliance, beauty, and bravery\" (Andrew Sean Greer) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnown to be both \"casually brilliant\" (Sandra Newman) and a \"ruthless self-examiner\" (Sarah Manguso), acclaimed writer Elisa Gabbert brings her \"questing, restless intelligence\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) to a new collection of poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns funny and chilling, these poems collect strange facts, interrogate language, and ask unanswerable questions that offer the pleasure of discovery on nearly every page: How does one suffer \"gladly,\" exactly? How bored are dogs? Which is more frightening, nothing or empty space? Was Wittgenstein sexy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poems in this collection are earwormy, ultracontemporary, essayistic, aphoristic, and philosophical--invitations to eavesdrop on a mind paying attention to itself. \u003ci\u003eNormal Distance\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about thinking and feeling, meaning and experience, trees and the weather, and the boredom and pain of living through time.","brand":"Elisa Gabbert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43793303633962,"sku":"9781593767334","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/normal-distance-4669566.jpg?v=1762151255","url":"https:\/\/thepoetryshop.com\/products\/normal-distance","provider":"The Poetry Shop LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}