{"product_id":"an-arm-fixed-to-a-wing-poems-paperback-1","title":"An Arm Fixed to a Wing: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlivia Clare Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlivia Clare Friedman's \u003ci\u003eAn Arm Fixed to a Wing \u003c\/i\u003eseeks out the spiritual elements that haunt the everyday, the divine wing fastened to an earthly arm. Elegies and poems of nostalgia appear alongside pieces celebrating the speaker's present moment, with the underlying knowledge that such moments slip past too easily. Several poems explore the theme of motherhood--the excitement and novelty, the routine and translucent sleeplessness. At the book's center sits a sequence of narrative pieces, titled \"Camera Poems,\" exploring experiences of isolation, hopefulness, and self-awareness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While the poems in \u003ci\u003eAn Arm Fixed to a Wing \u003c\/i\u003eacknowledge that loss is a constant, their tone is frequently wistful, evoking the desire to recover feelings of attentiveness and wonder toward one's surroundings, both the mundane and the extraordinary.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlivia Clare Friedman \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of a novel, \u003ci\u003eHere Lies, \u003c\/i\u003e a short story collection, \u003ci\u003eDisasters in the First World, \u003c\/i\u003e and a book of poems, \u003ci\u003eThe 26-Hour Day.\u003c\/i\u003e Her fiction and poetry have appeared in \u003ci\u003eParis Review, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. She is director of the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52730679230771,"sku":"9780807183731","price":28.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/hkAJvSEYsp9780807183731_936b83e9-7348-4f51-933c-ef1b3390dfb3.webp?v=1763841332","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/an-arm-fixed-to-a-wing-poems-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}