{"product_id":"the-volcano-and-after-selected-and-new-poems-20022019-pitt-poetry-series-9780822946403","title":"The Volcano and After: Selected and New Poems 2002-2019 (Pitt Poetry Series)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Volcano and After: Selected and New Poems 2002-2019 (Pitt Poetry Series)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Ostriker, Alicia Suskin. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780822946403.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlicia Suskin Ostriker\u0026amp;;s passionate voice has long been acknowledged as a vital force in American poetry. From urgent spiritual quest to biting political satire, from elegy to comedy, from celebration of the city street and the world \u0026amp;;as a paradise might be \/ if we had eyes to see,\u0026amp;; to the \u0026amp;;crack in earth . . . crack in her mind,\u0026amp;; from brilliant evocations of art and music to mother-daughter wrestlings, Ostriker\u0026amp;;s poetry rings with insistence on beauty and truth. Drawing from six of her previous books, and highlighting a sequence of bold new poems exploring the challenges and absurdities of aging, The Volcano and After is a masterpiece for our time.\n\nOLD WOMAN AT THE RIVER\nOn the bank of the river\nI slide inside my sleeping bag\nsleep is good if I am not\nkept awake by coughing\nthe sound of the water soothes\ntime passes and does not pass\nwhen I am better I will sit\nand meditate for a while\nthere may be birds to listen to\nthen I will step down the bank\nand put my naked foot in the water\nwhich will shock at first,\nbeing so cold, so swift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44980370669621,"sku":"ByrdShop_0822946408","price":44.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780822946403_59b8ee35-92d1-4af0-bd78-201743b9be3a_3833bd50-5081-4973-87a1-125a47489f2d.jpg?v=1792206425","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-volcano-and-after-selected-and-new-poems-20022019-pitt-poetry-series-9780822946403","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}