{"product_id":"upon-waking-paperback","title":"upon waking - 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\u003eMargaret Bleichman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eupon waking, \u003c\/em\u003elanguage and etymology, silences and erasure emerge in poems whose subjects range from ancestral rituals and family histories to soulful meditations on soup. A valley is submerged, a mountain lion reemerges, a Girl Scout's self-respect is torn down, then rebuilt. An opioid overdose is reconciled, plantation narratives contrasted, a thunderstorm is enacted, a flower forgives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the poems in this book are informed by Bleichman's lived experience as a first-generation Jewish American with immigrant\/refugee\/survivor parents. They investigate the experiences of people in different diasporic, displaced, and suppressed communities. Bleichman also writes in response to social and political complexities in our current world.Intergenerational trauma, the experience of the other and resilience run throughout much of the book. In \u003cem\u003eupon waking, \u003c\/em\u003ereaders will find poetic grit and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.11 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54129444978995,"sku":"9798899906169","price":26.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/wExOXXjKaa9798899906169.webp?v=1790200268","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/upon-waking-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}