{"product_id":"dear-almost-a-poem-9780807164310","title":"Dear Almost: A Poem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Almost\u003c\/i\u003e is a book-length poem addressed to an unborn child lost in miscarriage. Beginning with the hope and promise of springtime, poet Matthew Thorburn traces the course of a year with sections set in each of the four seasons. Part book of days, part meditative prayer, part travelogue, the poem details a would-be father's wanderings through the figurative landscapes of memory and imagination as well as the literal landscapes of the Bronx, Shanghai, suburban New Jersey, and the Japanese island of Miyajima. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the speaker navigates his days, he attempts to show his unborn daughter \"what life is like \/ here where you ought to be \/ with us, but aren't.\" His experiences recall other deaths and uncover the different ways we remember and forget. Grief forces him to consider a question he never imagined asking: how do you mourn for someone you loved but never truly knew, never met or saw? In candid, meditative verse \u003ci\u003eDear Almost\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to resolve this painful question, honoring the memory of a child who both was and wasn't there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Thorburn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807164310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Thorburn is the author of seven collections of poems, including \u003ci\u003eDear Almost, A Green River in Spring\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSubject to Change.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in New Jersey with his wife and son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40465507516531,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_cd1939ed-162c-4e4e-a06a-51d267957ecc.jpg?v=1664026237","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dear-almost-a-poem-9780807164310","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}