{"product_id":"farewell-my-lovelies-poems-paperback","title":"Farewell, My Lovelies: 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\u003eDiAnn Blakely\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaying homage to the hardboiled crime-noir writing of Raymond Chandler, Diann Blakely's second collection of poetry plays on the dark desires and lusty appetites that motivate and move us. Originally published in 2000, \u003ci\u003eFarewell, My Lovelies\u003c\/i\u003e delivers unflinching truths harnessed in musical eloquence. Within these poems, Blakely visits funeral parlors and lovers' trysts; backyard barbeques and class reunions; the markets of the Yucatan and the death of Kurt Cobain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith expert precision she is able to expose the soft underbelly of the American experience, laying it bare, displaying our vulnerability, old wounds, and still jagged scars. Her phrases burn brightly, touching on the outer boundaries of our shared sensory experiences--referencing the sacred and the profane, the banal and the extraordinary.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDIANN BLAKELY (1957-2014) was a former poetry editor at the \u003ci\u003eAntioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew World Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. Blakely was also the author of \u003ci\u003eCities of Flesh and the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, which won Elixir Press's seventh annual publication prize after being distinguished by the Poetry Society of America's Alice Fay di Castagnola Award, given for a year's best manuscript-in-progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53268636107059,"sku":"9780820350707","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZlUapRt3u29780820350707.webp?v=1776847978","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/farewell-my-lovelies-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}