{"product_id":"near-miss-9780889713536","title":"Near Miss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNear Miss\u003c\/em\u003e considers the relationship between close calls and the tenuous conditions of contemporary life. From actual cataclysms such as meteor collisions and volcanic eruptions to everyday failures and accidents, these inventive poems collide with the perpetual unease created by life's unpredictability while contemplating mortality, fragility, gratitude and hopefulness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e... When the Emergency Broadcast\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystem proclaims this is only a test, you\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eleave the TV on because you've gotten\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eused to the sound. You keep waiting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor the heat to come on, for the regular\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ebroadcast to resume, for a new sensation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eto quicken inside you like the sight\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof that fleet of ghost-planes lifted\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efrom the desert, reanimated, hovering\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eover your house as if everything is fine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-- \"Decommissioned Planes\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Matwichuk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nightwood Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.60w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889713536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatwichuk, Laura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Matwichuk\u003c\/strong\u003e's poems have appeared in literary journals in Canada and the US, including \u003cem\u003eArc\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEVENT\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Fiddlehead\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Burnside Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePRISM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e international\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVallum\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBest Canadian Poetry in English\u003c\/em\u003e. She was a finalist for the 2013 RBCBronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. \u003cem\u003eNear Miss\u003c\/em\u003e is her first collection of poetry. She lives in Vancouver, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nightwood Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40242162335859,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_46ab2c5a-91b1-466e-880b-26bf9f69add4.jpg?v=1657201847","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/near-miss-9780889713536","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}