{"product_id":"fires-goal-9781883991494","title":"Fire's Goal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe poems of Fires Goal reflect a year of journeys to sacred river sources in India. Laurie Pattons poems were written after a decade of writing and reading in interpretation of Indias most sacred Sanskrit compositions ? the Vedas. The books first half  \"Festavals \" follows the main festivals of a Hindu year. Each poem is written in the voice of a bhakta  or devotee  as he or she performs rituals of devotion ? whether it be floating a flame down a river at Diwali or listening to the bell at a Ganesh temple at Ganeshotsav. The second half of the book  \"Crossings \" refers to the traditional term tirtha  or holy place. In India  a tirtha is a place where a god crossed over to be on earth. \"Crossings\" employs the images of Sanskrit learning to think about ordinary moments in contemporary life ? a lost lover  running with dogs  an encounter with a spiderweb  what a widow might say about her broken bangles. Fires Goal is a poetic journey into the spirituality of India  with complimentary text that explains the festivals and sacrifices of Hinduism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67932744319029,"sku":"ByrdShop_1883991498","price":99.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781883991494.jpg?v=1794229522","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/fires-goal-9781883991494","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}