{"product_id":"total-poems-paperback","title":"total: 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\u003eAisha Sasha John\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"John is brilliant at communicating. She's also really funny. Poems don't get more direct and precise and unforgettable than this.\" --\u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003etotal\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of contemporary mysticism, a lunar erotics of rage and grief. Here the glory of the quotidian is balm, study, and companion for the poet's pilgrimage across deserts of loss and absence. \u003ci\u003etotal \u003c\/i\u003eis prayerfulness as claws out, eyes wet, throat open, eyes turned up and in.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAISHA SASHA JOHN is the author of \u003ci\u003ei have to live\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), a finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize; \u003ci\u003eTHOU\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), a finalist for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry and the ReLit Poetry Award; and \u003ci\u003eThe Shining Material\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). She choreographs and performs in the feminist collective WIVES as well as solo performances (\u003ci\u003eThe Aisha of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVOLUNTEER\u003c\/i\u003e). Aisha's video work and text art have been exhibited in galleries (Doris McCarthy, Oakville Galleries) and installed at Union Station in Toronto (\u003ci\u003eArt Metropol\u003c\/i\u003ee). She was born in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53578720117043,"sku":"9780771024856","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Ng9OwlBhlj9780771024856.webp?v=1782828514","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/total-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}