{"product_id":"startlement-by-ada-limn-9781639550517","title":"Startlement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Most Anticipated'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Must Read Poetry'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStartlement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a book of rare treasures. With lyrical mastery and intimate storytelling, Limn's poetry reveals new ways of paying attention. This powerful collection is a gift.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAmy Tan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential collection spanning nearly twenty years of emphatic, fearlessly original poetry from one of America's most celebrated living writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from six previously published books  including widely acclaimed collections \u003ci\u003eThe Hurting Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Carrying\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBright Dead Things\u003c\/i\u003e  as well as vibrant new work, \u003ci\u003eStartlement\u003c\/i\u003e exalts the mysterious. With a tender curiosity, Ada Limn wades into potent unknowns  the strangeness of our brief human lives, the ever-changing nature of the universe  and emerges each time with new revelations about our place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth a lush overview of her work and a powerful narrative of a poet's life, this curation embodies Limn's capacity for 'deep attention', her 'power to open us up to the wonder and awe that the world still inspires' (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). From the chaos of youthful desire, to the waxing of love and loss, to the precarity of our environment, to the stars and beyond, Limn's poetry bears witness to the arc of all we know with patient lyricism and humble wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A poet of ecstatic revelation' (Tracy K. Smith), Limn encourages us to meet our shared futures with open and hungry hearts, assuring 'What we are becoming, we are \/ becoming together.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288798773484,"sku":"9781639550517","price":66.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20581083482771.jpg?v=1770574638","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/startlement-by-ada-limn-9781639550517","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}