{"product_id":"the-beginning-of-undoing-paperback","title":"The Beginning of Undoing - 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\u003eJohn Milkereit\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sweeping and evocative collection, John Milkereit's comic charm and wild imagination return to explore what happened and what's possible, shuttling us through outer space and last night's date, the macro and micro disappointments and desires of our all-too-human hearts. With guest appearances by Cher and Pissarro, a disco-loving alien and Willy Wonka at a chili cookoff, the impossible becomes plausible in these wry, vibrant, continually surprising poems. \"Remember to take note of one's \/ whole life,\" \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of Undoing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e tells us - then, \"Open the future \/ behind you \/ in a black drawer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCait Weiss Orcutt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eVALLEYSPEAK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilkereit's poetry is delicious with detail, each work a pastiche of sumptuous specificity and gorgeous word choices. We are transported effortlessly into memories that parallel our own. Seldom do we encounter poetry this vivid and arresting, snapshots we want to pore over and return to time and time again.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLorette C. Luzajic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, founding editor, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ekphrastic Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mackinaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the poems in \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of Undoing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eopens with a crow on Christmas Eve, arriving \"to unload ribboned packages of breath.\" Milkereit doesn't explain the crow's presence. He lets the unexpected bird work its unexpected magic, leading to a breathtaking close, as the crow \"caws into \/ my lungs - a softness, his lullaby. \/ He makes me his song.\" This is the enchantment that awaits you in \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of Undoing: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e the poems will make you their song.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Meischen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaliche Road Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301571486003,"sku":"9781639808472","price":38.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/6CsCJYT2rO9781639808472.webp?v=1777513183","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-beginning-of-undoing-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}