{"product_id":"edges-9780944048757","title":"Edges","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonna Pucciani's seventh book of poetry, \u003cem\u003eEdges\u003c\/em\u003e, explores the boundaries of human experience, the way persons and things overlap, collide, or simply parallel each other. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four sections of the book, named for Shakespearean references, begin with \"The Web of Our Life,\" which explores the personal in such poems of family tragedy as \"Billy's Gun\" and faith vs. doubt in \"Padre Ernesto Peels an Apple,\" \"The Discipline of Gratitude\" and \"Psalm for Wall Street.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe next section, \"I Do Wander Everywhere,\" follows the author's travels through England, Spain, and Italy, with insights both geographical and familial, as she connects with cousins and even long-buried ancestors in \"Beach Stone,\" \"Leaving Madrid,\" and \"Liverpool Airport.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most adventurous section of the book is entitled \"The Language I Have Learn'd,\" which presents the author's second language, Italian, in all its grammatical complexity and aural beauty, often crossing the border into bilingual territory but never beyond the reader's reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd as in her other books, Pucciani approaches natural phenomena--crickets, wind, desert, snow, blackbirds, and the \"edges\" of days and seasons--in the final section, \"Where the Bee Sucks,\" with a combination of the real and surreal that is a trademark of her work. In \u003cem\u003eEdges\u003c\/em\u003e, Pucciani takes emotional risks and draws new psychological maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe juxtaposition of diverse subjects and far-flung settings surprises the reader throughout, with the tension between the sensory and the imaginary always hovering on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donna Pucciani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Purple Flag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780944048757\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePucciani, Donna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Donna Pucciani was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in New Jersey, graduated magna cum laude from Marywood University with a degree in music, and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Humanities from New York University. She taught in secondary schools and colleges in the East and Midwest for several decades. Her poems have been published on four continents, translated into Chinese, Japanese, Italian and German, and nominated several times for the Pushcart Prize. She has won awards from the Illinois Arts Council, the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Poetry on the Lake, Poets and Patrons of Chicago, Waterline Writers, and other organizations. A resident of the Chicago area, she served for many years as Vice President of the Poets' Club of Chicago. Pucciani's books of poetry include The Other Side of Thunder (Flarestack Publications, U.K., 2006); Jumping Off the Train (Orchard House Press, Washington State, 2007); Chasing the Saints (Virtual Artists Collective, Chicago, 2008); To Sip Darjeeling at Dawn (Virtual Artists Collective, Chicago, 2011); Hanging Like Hope on the Equinox (Virtual Artists Collective, Chicago, 2013); and A Light Dusting of Breath (Purple Flag, Chicago, 2014); and Edges (Purple Flag, Chicago, 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Flag","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41015391387763,"sku":"0944048757","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bd5a953e-1b84-49a5-a503-d63a81505302.jpg?v=1697557338","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/edges-9780944048757","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}