{"product_id":"the-light-is-still-on-notes-from-a-southern-life","title":"The Light is Still On: Notes from a Southern Life","description":"In The Light Is On: Notes from a Southern Life, Alan Burkett writes from the long middle of a life shaped by the American South—its weather, its faith, its silences, and its stubborn forms of love. These poems move through childhood porches and church parking lots, family legends and hospital waiting rooms, tracing what it means to grow into oneself in a place that teaches both tenderness and caution.\nWith clarity, warmth, and a steady eye for the ordinary, Burkett explores Southern identity in the modern world: the quiet negotiations of being gay in Alabama, the grace and damage carried side by side, the ways people learn to belong without language. Humor and ache share the same space here, as do belief and doubt, memory and endurance.\nThis is not a book of nostalgia, nor an argument against where it comes from. It is a record of attention—of lights left on, chairs kept open, and the faith that arrives not in spectacle, but in presence.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0GQHPW14M\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0GQHPW14M.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Burkett, Alan 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":43627225022525,"sku":"BVV.B0GQHPW14M.G","price":17.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/B0GQHPW14M-0.jpg?v=1789508984","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-light-is-still-on-notes-from-a-southern-life","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}