{"product_id":"exit-opera-poems","title":"Exit Opera: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in locations from dive bars to Montparnasse Cemetery, from an ancient Greek temple to a tourist shop in Assisi,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eExit Opera\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores the ever-vexing issues of time, mortality, love, and loss, and considers the roles of art and human connection. Whatever their nominal subject--jazz, zombies, Buddhism, Siberian tigers--these poems make for a compelling mix of humor and pain, difficulty and solace. In a nod to Keats, one of the many fellow travelers in these poems, Addonizio invites us to \"[inscribe] a few verses on whatever water \/ you can find\" and assures readers that they are not alone in navigating the challenges and changes of mortal life. As she writes in \"My Opera\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe staging is difficult. Exploding stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare involved, high-redshift galaxies, interior chambers,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea little country blues, a little jazz guitar, a jam jar containing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea tiny ocean \u0026amp; a tinier rowboat rocking gently in the swells\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat I am steering toward you in the dark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51106388214045,"sku":"9781324130659","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/Exit_Opera_Poems_0.jpg?v=1775053522","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/exit-opera-poems","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}