{"product_id":"escape-velocity-paperback","title":"Escape Velocity - 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\u003eCarmelita McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, E.J. Pratt Poetry Award\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted, BMO Winterset Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarmelita McGrath's \u003ci\u003eEscape Velocity\u003c\/i\u003e -- the long awaited follow-up to her Atlantic Poetry Prize-winning collection \u003ci\u003eTo the New World\u003c\/i\u003e -- culls overlooked fragments from our domestic lives and ferries them on unpredictable journeys. A conversation with a telemarketer becomes a monologue on overcoming loss, stray animals provoke cautionary tales shared between generations of women, and junk mail fosters a meditation on necessity, debt, and the inevitability of one's passing. From the elegiac, to the playful, to the meditative, McGrath effortlessly shifts from a natural refinement to a near breathless elegance. Well worth the wait, \u003ci\u003eEscape Velocity\u003c\/i\u003e marks the return of McGrath's receptive intelligence, gathering strength and taking flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarmelita McGrath's \u003ci\u003eEscape Velocity\u003c\/i\u003e -- the long awaited follow-up to her Atlantic Poetry Prize-winning collection \u003ci\u003eTo the New World\u003c\/i\u003e -- culls overlooked fragments from domestic lives and ferries them on unpredictable journeys. A conversation with a telemarketer becoms a monologue on overcoming loss, stray animals provoke cautionary tales shared between generations of women, and junk mail fosters a meditation on necessity, debt, and the inevitability of one's passing. From the elegiac to the playful to the meditative, McGrath effortlessly shifts from a natural refinement to a near-breathless elegance. Well worth the wait, \u003ci\u003eEscape Velocity\u003c\/i\u003e marks the return of McGrath's receptive intelligence as it gathers strength and takes flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48529456201949,"sku":"9780864929068","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/5htuqAFKUL9780864929068.webp?v=1788944340","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/escape-velocity-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}