{"product_id":"in-the-absence-of-sons-paperback","title":"In the Absence of Sons - 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\u003eCarol Lipszyc\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf there's regret in these poems, it's tempered by a redemptive self-awareness rooted in Carol Lipszyc's finely honed craft. Her range is impressive: she's as comfortable in the rueful lyric, \"House of Mirrors,\" as in the delicate Haiku-like poem, \"Discovery.\" The mordant truth she reveals in the prose poem, \"A Stay at the Hospital,\" will send the reader reeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenneth Sherman, author of \u003ci\u003eWait Time: A Memoir of Cancer \u003c\/i\u003eand a book of lyrical essays: \u003ci\u003eWhat the Furies Bring \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in Carol Lipszyc's new collection, \u003ci\u003e In the Absence of Sons, \u003c\/i\u003eare perceptive and emotionally attentive whether the subject is family history or a group of school children examining a beetle. Lipszyc is at home in a range of poetic forms, all characterized by her striking command of figurative language: a kitchen is \"long-winded,\" yellow tulips \"long-limbed,\" time can \"hang heavy as a delinquent rope,\" grave-diggers are the \"odd men out,\" a poet would \"Align the bones of words hip-to-hip....\" Remarkably fresh, \u003ci\u003eIn the Absence of Sons\u003c\/i\u003e, is an inviting selection of poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiriam N. Kotzin, Professor of English at Drexel University, has most recently published a book of poems: \u003ci\u003eDebris Fields\u003c\/i\u003e (David Robert Books, 2016) and a collection of short fiction, \u003ci\u003e Country Music \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol Lipszyc counters the pedlars of happiness to write an elegant meditation permitting mourning. While her poems arise from regret, from lost possibilities, they are far from barren-but rich with metaphor, wit, a variety of hues. She writes poignantly of family, childhood, and nature. A darkly humoured poem inspired by an Internet date morphs into a recollection of a dental exam. As well, ekphrastic pieces and others lead her beyond the self into the social realm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Shenfeld has published\u003ci\u003e The Law of Return \u003c\/i\u003e(1999), winner of the Canadian Jewish Book Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Fertile Crescent \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), and \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Hands Spoke in Yiddish \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47941484609757,"sku":"9781952326325","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/kBWtEbl-xU9781952326325.webp?v=1779249443","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/in-the-absence-of-sons-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}