{"product_id":"before-we-reached-the-sea-paperback","title":"Before We Reached the Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrendan McEntee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the tide goes in to come out, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore We Reached the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e has a voice that does the same. This incisive voice of broken hearted grief carves the world beautifully, always gifting us another vantage point as the world around it withers away. Few things are in our control, filling the cracks with a golden view that, as McEntee shows us, may be all we have left.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Geraghty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Too Is a Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrendan is Orpheus walking through the land of the dead, singing of the lives they once had. Brendan is Diogenes offering Alexander the Great a cup of ruin. In all cases, homeless, residing in the moment even and especially if it's passed. Inevitably he looks back, losing it all, but not before he's shared with us his unforgettable glimpse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon Zirilli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeaven's Not for You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe \"live in pauses and edits.\" McEntee's raw poetic vignettes chronicle loss poignantly. His poems question our experiences as \"reparations for living beyond\" those we love. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore We Reached The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection that holds us in the precarious realization of how precious and fleeting our existence is.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina M. Rau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, the Elgin Award-winning \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberating the Astronauts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67850105127219,"sku":"9781639808076","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/879xFz3t529781639808076.webp?v=1793505648","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/before-we-reached-the-sea-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}