{"product_id":"recovery-a-poem","title":"Recovery: A Poem","description":"J.L. Conrad’s Recovery inhabits a dreamscape filled with fragments of conversation, remembered loved ones, and the profound disorientation that accompanies loss. Written over the span of a week, this poetic sequence invites us to imagine how a body flooded with grief or physical pain becomes self-identified with these sensations. If grief is an unreality that parallels dreams—this doesn’t feel real—then poetry, with its heightened awareness, is what brings us back to the world outside the body. The incantatory poems in this sequence offer a way of moving beyond the self at a time when the only way through is through. As Conrad’s poetry provides glimpses into questions of human frailty, loss, and sentience itself, the speaker in Recovery looks not for transcendence but embraces a body marked and wounded, a body trailing ghosts.\n\n...\nFrom “Recovery”\nIn my dream we were in a tree\nand we were suffering. In this case,\n\nsuffering with could not alleviate\nsuffering. It proved impossible to overlook\n\nthe pits in our stomachs.\n\nThe car lurched forward, into the knees\nof the pedestrian, the line of pilgrims.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1680033409\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1680033409.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Conrad, J. L.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298206810173,"sku":"BVV.1680033409.G","price":9.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1680033409-0.jpg?v=1782508112","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/recovery-a-poem","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}