{"product_id":"9780156030502","title":"Open Closed Open: Poems","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eAmichai, Yehuda\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEcco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/6\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eIn poems marked by tenderness and mischief, humanity and humor, Yehuda Amichai breaks open the grand diction of revered Jewish verses and casts the light of his own experi­ence upon them. Here he tells of history, a nation, the self, love, and resurrection. Amichai’s last volume is one of medi­tation and hope, and stands as a testament to one of Israel’s greatest poets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen closed open. Before we are born, everything is open\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ein the universe without us. For as long as we live, everything is closed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewithin us. And when we die, everything is open again.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen closed open. That’s all we are.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003efrom\u003c\/em\u003e “I WASN’T ONE OF THE SIX MILLION: \u003cbr\u003e   AND WHAT IS MY LIFE SPAN? OPEN CLOSED OPEN”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42632929083647,"sku":"9780156030502","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780156030502_s600x595.jpg?v=1780332590","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780156030502","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}