{"product_id":"the-end-of-dreams-poems-9780807131176","title":"The End of Dreams: Poems","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe End of Dreams \u003c\/i\u003eis a celebration of the human capacity for adaptation amid the cycles of loss and renewal that characterize our intimate lives. Floyd Skloot mixes dramatic monologue with meditative and narrative verse in poems that explore family experiences, the lives of artists, historical crisis, love, nature, illness, and sudden, unpredictable change. The poet describes moments rich in complexity: when a grandfather's intentional loss at cards is really a victory of love; when Flannery O'Connor's waxing and waning illness becomes a merciful strengthening of her faith in death and resurrection; when dreams and reality merge for a man in his final seconds of life. Musical, sometimes funny, sometimes deeply poignant, twining nostalgia with a hard-earned acceptance of the present, these accessible, emotional poems probe the power of our transformative imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Floyd Skloot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807131176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2006 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFloyd Skloot has published four previous books of poems, including \u003ci\u003eApproximately Paradise, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fiddler's Trance; \u003c\/i\u003ethree novels; and an essay collection. His two memoirs are \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Memory, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award and the Independent Publishers Book Award, and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eA World of Light, \u003c\/i\u003enamed an Editor's Choice by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Amity, Oregon. For more information, visit www.floydskloot.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40635211612275,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3088c7d2-239e-47ea-a5bd-07ac74da6067.jpg?v=1671809900","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-end-of-dreams-poems-9780807131176","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}