{"product_id":"the-open-hand-paperback-1","title":"The Open Hand - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Axelrod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in \u003ci\u003eThe Open Hand\u003c\/i\u003e journey across the upper Rhine and Alps to contemporary West Jerusalem and far northern Europe, asking, \"Where does the joy come from?\" Whether addressing the accusation of a \"libelous chain of causation\" in medieval legend, a moment in an alley with a Syrian refugee, foxes in the Tiergarten, or a Paris side street where the disciple of a charismatic rabbi celebrates \"the graven acts God forbade,\" these poems return us always to earthbound pleasures, stepping toward us to say, after many rehearsals, \"stay, enjoy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Axelrod\u003c\/b\u003e has published eight collections of poems and a collection of non-fiction, \u003ci\u003eTroubled Intimacies\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at Eastern Oregon University, where he directs the Ars Poetica Lecture Series and edits--along with Jodi Varon--the award-winning \u003ci\u003ebasalt: a journal of fine and literary arts\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 98\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924605337907,"sku":"9780998196350","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/59ubxmmVvn9780998196350.webp?v=1793832655","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-open-hand-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}