{"product_id":"normal-distance","title":"Normal Distance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of funny and thought-provoking poems inspired by surprising facts that will appeal to poetry lovers and poetry haters alike, from the author of the essay collection \u003ci\u003eThe Unreality of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, “a work of sheer brilliance, beauty, and bravery” (Andrew Sean Greer) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnown to be both “casually brilliant” (Sandra Newman) and a “ruthless self-examiner” (Sarah Manguso), acclaimed writer Elisa Gabbert brings her “questing, restless intelligence” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) to a new collection of poetry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBy turns funny and chilling, these poems collect strange facts, interrogate language, and ask unanswerable questions that offer the pleasure of discovery on nearly every page: How does one suffer “gladly,” exactly? How bored are dogs? Which is more frightening, nothing or empty space? Was Wittgenstein sexy?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe poems in this collection are earwormy, ultracontemporary, essayistic, aphoristic, and philosophical—invitations to eavesdrop on a mind paying attention to itself. \u003ci\u003eNormal Distance\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about thinking and feeling, meaning and experience, trees and the weather, and the boredom and pain of living through time.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51166482858272,"sku":"9781593767334","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781593767334.jpg?v=1769717023","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/normal-distance","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}