{"product_id":"loving-the-dead-paperback","title":"Loving the Dead - 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\u003eHelga Kidder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2020 Blue Light Press Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe belong to each other \"even in the worst day,\" Helga Kidder writes in her fourth collection of poems, \u003cem\u003eLoving the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e. That belonging encompasses the arcing heavens, the \"bruised moon,\" the trilling Earth, the sometimes prideful tug of our closest relations. Growing up in Germany's Black Forest, Kidder brings \"luck in [my] luggage\" to a new continent, with new eyes and hopes, to remind us, \"You must turn on your own light.\" And she does, honoring both her sister's life and packing us for the luminous journey into memory's beam and vapor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelga Kidder is a native of Germany's Black Forest region and lives in the Tennessee hills with her husband. She was awarded an MFA in Writing from Vermont College. She is co-founder of the Chattanooga Writers Guild and leads their poetry group. She has participated in workshops in San Francisco, CA, Rockvale, TN, and Auvillar, France. Her poems have been published in many journals and anthologies. She has three poetry collections, \u003cem\u003eWild Plums (\u003c\/em\u003e2012 Finishing Line Press\u003cem\u003e)\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLuckier than the Stars (\u003c\/em\u003e2013 Blue\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eLight Press), and \u003cem\u003eBlackberry Winter\u003c\/em\u003e (2016 Blue Light Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933717020893,"sku":"9781421836577","price":27.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/iQpVay4G0r9781421836577.webp?v=1779065646","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/loving-the-dead-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}