{"product_id":"gathering-broken-light-9781950730926","title":"Gathering Broken Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGathering Broken Light \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003econfronts pasts we cannot understand, largely following the October 2017 mass shooting. Anchored in the severity and the beauty of the Mojave Desert landscape, fractured narratives, surrealist repetition, and imagistic lyricism work to contemplate grief, including both overwhelming sorrow and deep love. A voice yearns, \"I wish I could sing the sky to you.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a collection that refuses to flatten the horrors of gun violence, both \"flashing restless anger\" and immense sadness, acknowledging that grief never leaves entirely, these poems also offer small comforts, even hope, as the \"century plants continue to bloom \/\/ slowly, like stars burn\" beneath a \"moon as emptiness traced \/ and brimming with promise \/ because both can be true.\" To those lost, this collection insists, \"You deserve to be remembered.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Lang Cassera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unsolicited Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950730926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLang Cassera, Heather:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Heather Lang-Cassera lives in Las Vegas, Nevada where she served as Clark County Poet Laureate (2019-2021) and was named 2017 Best Local Writer or Poet by the readers of Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion. Heather holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a Graduate Certificate in Literary Translation. She serves as an Editor for Tolsun Books and World Literature Editor for The Literary Review. Her chapbook, I was the girl with the moon-shaped face, was published by Zeitgeist Press. At Nevada State College, Heather teaches College Success, Composition, and Creative Writing. www.heatherlang.cassera.net\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unsolicited Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39829123793011,"sku":"9781950730926","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_533a5a53-1f7c-452a-9948-63580eaaace4.jpg?v=1644609153","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/gathering-broken-light-9781950730926","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}