{"product_id":"white-lily-paperback","title":"White Lily - 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 Vincent\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy are my problems \/ always the worst? \/\/ And why \/ because I wrote that \/ do you think I don't believe it?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Lily\u003c\/i\u003e is John Emil Vincent's love note to Louise Glück and Laurie Anderson, two artists inspired and bedevilled by white lilies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnder their spell the poet dives into parable, fable, received wisdom, compact discs, and ruined utopias like a gleeful truant child. The white lily is ever present - its meanings, messages, and seductive scent. The collection begins with a meditation on Anderson's song \"White Lily\" and its treatment of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's fourteen-hour film \u003ci\u003eBerlin Alexanderplatz\u003c\/i\u003e. It goes on to ponder whether, if we take them in earnest, our mistakes come to serve as the surest sign of seriousness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout, Vincent's poems trouble what's exact and exacting, always with the white lily as companion, a promise of rebirth delivered in funeral tones.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Emil Vincent is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eThe Decline and Fall of the Chatty Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBitter in the Bell\u003c\/i\u003ey, and \u003ci\u003eGanymede's Dog\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 5 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53578680009011,"sku":"9780228023777","price":33.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MLCj2bVkkt9780228023777.webp?v=1782828449","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/white-lily-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}