{"product_id":"apart-a-year-of-pandemic-poetry-and-prose-paperback","title":"Apart: A Year of Pandemic Poetry and Prose - 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\u003eDave Margoshes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCourtney Bates-Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eapart\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vivid portrait of life in a pandemic, when \"normal\" is a thing of the past and anxiety is a faithful companion. Some of the writing is sad, even heart-breaking, a few pieces are funny and light-hearted, but many provide som much-needed comfort and imagination in a turbulent time. The writing is thoughtful, carefully observed, and insightful. And running through all the pieces, like a silver thread in a tapestry, is a note of optimism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProse and managing editor Dave Margoshes lives near Saskatoon. He's published twenty books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, and been an editor on newspapers, magazines and of books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry editor Courtney Bates-Hardy is the author of \u003ci\u003eHouse of Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and a chapbook, \u003ci\u003eSea Foam\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). Her poems can be found in \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarousel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThis Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. They have been featured in \u003ci\u003eImaginarium 4: Best Canadian Speculative Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and are forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eBest Canadian Poetry 2021\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Regina with her partner and their cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.99 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48363417927901,"sku":"9780968845172","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/j_MmgRHEvu9780968845172.webp?v=1786550625","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/apart-a-year-of-pandemic-poetry-and-prose-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}