{"product_id":"shades-graces-paperback","title":"Shades \u0026 Graces - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Salcman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Bergman\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eLee Slonimsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Shades \u0026amp; Graces, Salcman tells us early on that \"Every intern knows it doesn't matter how long an incision is, just how wide,\" and in this accurate and marvelous detail provides a metaphor for the way a surgeon's suturing provides a signature, \"closed but open like a grave,\" that \"even God can't erase.\" In poem after poem, Salcman's signature--the stitched lines of his verse--are characterized by verve, clarity, and formal finesse, and as such they attempt to heal the various and vexing wounds of experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --Michael Collier, former poet laureate of Maryland, director of the Bread Loaf Writersʼ Conference, Professor of English at the University of Maryland and author of \"My Bishop and Other Poems.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857894048051,"sku":"9781952419140","price":23.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/yPw-Asgmra9781952419140.webp?v=1793574092","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/shades-graces-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}