{"product_id":"the-bed-the-size-of-a-small-country-paperback","title":"The Bed the Size of a Small Country - 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\u003eLois Marie Harrod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLois Marie Harrod's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bed the Size of a Small Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful examination of love and grief following the death of her husband. Some poems, such as \"After Your Ashes,\" are heartbreaking in their searing declaration of loss, while others, such as \"What's Left,\" offer tender humor: \"Sometimes I think those cargo pants of yours \/ must now be walking around Trenton or Jersey City \/ on another short little bald man, a bit overweight \/ like you ...\" These poems, which explore the vast emotional and physical landscape of her 57-year marriage, lead us to a deeper appreciation of our own lives and the ones we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdwin Romond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man at the Railing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this moving collection, Lois Marie Harrod navigates the uncertain geography of loss and loneliness as a recent widow, whether she finds herself adrift in the oversized bed of the title or filling an empty house, previously shared for half a century, with funereal flowers. Beneath the ever-present grief, the aching dialogue with \"my not-here \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ethou, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\" her wry humor remains intact, her heart still unfolding its mysteries, \"this crazy stick pick licking \/ life, life, life \/ sudden whip-flip \/ in the middle of sadness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinifred Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Village of New Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this luminous collection, grief is both intimate and expansive, a presence that lingers like \"a cold cold star\" and whispers in \"an extinct language.\" Through deft lyricism and unflinching honesty, Lois Marie Harrod navigates love and loss, where even the ordinary - a pair of cargo pants, a coffee cup, a grandfather's chair - becomes a vessel for memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What am I doing here at the edge of this wide land, sheeting beyond me, hills like overstuffed pillows guarding the north border, or is it west?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these lines and throughout \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bed the Size of a Small Country, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e the speaker is unmoored by her husband's death. These poems do not seek easy solace but instead reckon with the weight of loss, the persistence of love, and the strange alchemy of remembrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmari DiGiorgio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl Torpedo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53425809883443,"sku":"9781639807796","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Mz-lncIqi79781639807796.webp?v=1780524375","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-bed-the-size-of-a-small-country-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}