{"product_id":"the-natural-order-of-things-poems-paperback-1","title":"The Natural Order of Things: 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\u003eDonika Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary and unexpected book of finding happiness, by the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Renunciations \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat does a life look like on the other side of survival, and can the one who survived come to recognize that she did? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDonika Kelly's poetry is known for its resonant, unflinching confrontations with trauma and inheritance, translated through myth and nature. \u003ci\u003eThe Natural Order of Things\u003c\/i\u003e expands these explorations into a new realm: one defined by joy and connection. It is an ode to companionship with people, animals, and our planet, and reveals the reparative power of intimacy. In poems inventive, playful, and formally nimble, Kelly pays homage to the voices and people she comes from, the songs of her lineage. Other poems follow the early stirrings of love to erotic transcendence with the lover and the self. Throughout, Kelly finds mirror and marvel in nature, art, and precious friendships. Though it once seemed impossible, she realizes a surprising place for herself, a rightness in the larger world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Natural Order of Things\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant and moving book, one that reaches toward equilibrium and something like happiness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonika Kelly is the author of \u003ci\u003eBestiary\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe Renunciations\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.\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 0.3 x 9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52731365916979,"sku":"9781644453599","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/V5a9fOuVS79781644453599_3bc2a612-5a64-4b24-b6a9-3d2dabb24d53.webp?v=1763855773","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-natural-order-of-things-poems-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}