{"product_id":"how-to-cut-a-woman-in-half-poems-paperback","title":"How to Cut a Woman in Half: 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\u003eJanis Harrington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanis Harrington's \u003cem\u003eHow to Cut a Woman in Half\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to resiliency in the throes of mounting family tragedies and trials \"beyond human comprehension.\" This odyssey from loss toward recovery and hope celebrates the boundless love and support between siblings. Using an adapted sonnet form, Harrington has wrought a taut and spellbinding tale in this finalist for the 2020 Able Muse Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eHOW TO CUT A WOMAN IN HALF\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning sequence of sonnets-a sequence that reads like a novel, in which each sonnet is so masterfully crafted that its form disappears into the story it tells-Janis Harrington spins a larger narrative of intergenerational family tragedy, but also of sisterly devotion and resilience. The whole sweep of it is so compelling that once I started reading, I couldn't stop. \u003cem\u003eHow to Cut a Woman in Half\u003c\/em\u003e takes the reader through shock and grief and then, very subtly and tenderly, back from the edge of an abyss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Cecilia Woloch, author of \u003cem\u003eTsigan: The Gypsy Poem\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEarth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese deft narrative sonnets beautifully contain painful restraint and the breaking of sorrow; the slant and partial rhymes refuse to meet expectations for grieving an intentional death: \"We look at each other, still \/ as the motionless hands on the clock's face, \/ marooned in this spotless, silent house, \/ nothing on the horizon to save us.\" The sisters save each other, learning to appreciate \"the ordinary miracle of dawn.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-April Ossmann, author of \u003cem\u003eAnxious Music\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEvent Boundaries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese carefully wrought sonnets take readers on a journey \"to grief's center\" as the speaker supports her sister through new widowhood and, in the process, rediscovers and explores her own submerged grief. Many poems take place in the liminal space between \"living and not,\" bardo moments that contain \"all my life's partings.\" It is striking how fully present the speaker is in the experience of mourning, and how well suited the sonnet form is for containing such deeply personal wells of human sorrow. A beautiful and healing read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Rebecca Foust, author of \u003cem\u003eParadise Drive\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOnly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanis Harrington's first book, \u003cem\u003eWaiting for the Hurricane\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Lena M. Shull Book Award from the North Carolina Poetry Society. Her poems have appeared in journals and anthologies, including: \u003cem\u003eTar River Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of the American Medical Association\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNorth Carolina Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBeyond Forgetting: Poetry and Prose about Alzheimer's Disease\u003c\/em\u003e. She was the runner-up for the White Pine Press Poetry Prize 2020 and a finalist for the 2021 James Applewhite Poetry Prize and the 2022 Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition. After living in Switzerland for many years, she and her husband returned to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. \u003cem\u003eHow to Cut a Woman in Half\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist for the 2020 Able Muse Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52727388537139,"sku":"9781773490946","price":28.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZjNDM1UzdTFVL3VpYlhmb2g2L3VPQT09.webp?v=1763755217","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/how-to-cut-a-woman-in-half-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}