{"product_id":"9781400063604","title":"I Was a First Alto in the 1980s: 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=\"\"\u003eGarrison, Deborah\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\u003eRandom House\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\u003e3\/16\/2027\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=\"\"\u003eHardcover\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn astonishingly insightful and deeply felt collection of poems that meditate on time and the many stages of a woman's life—from girlhood to adolescence, from being a young wife and mother, to seeing your children grow up and depart—by the celebrated poet and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Working Girl Can't Win\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The strength of Garrison’s poems is their ordinariness, in both language and subject matter. They are not pretentious. They speak to the reader directly: this is a conversation with a likable next-door neighbor.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah Garrison broke open the doors of poetry with \u003ci\u003eA Working Girl Can't Win\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"a highbrow analogue to \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e,” and then spoke profoundly to a changed post-9-11 world as she wrote of raising a family in \u003ci\u003eThe Second Child\u003c\/i\u003e. Now she returns with an extraordinary new collection, inviting readers into her poems again in her conversational style like a wise, welcoming friend. But beneath this seeming simplicity is a recognition that is far from simple, for each poem in these pages investigates the most elusive element of our lives—the slippery power of time, and how it shapes our perception of who we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poet is a girl, innocently reaching for the adult novels on her parents’ bookcase; in a blink, she’s a college singer; then she’s a young wife in the city, late for work. She’s a mother at the kitchen sink, overhearing her daughter studying with her boyfriend; she's in the hospital holding her own mother's hand in her final days. Past eras collide in poetry’s eternal present, as Garrison candidly illuminates a woman’s most private moments, giving them language and meaning while revealing the startling beauty of life itself. Taken together, the poems of \u003ci\u003eI Was a First Alto in the 1980s\u003c\/i\u003e show why Garrison is a treasured American poet, one of exceptional intelligence and literary gifts.","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48729528959231,"sku":"9781400063604","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781400063604_s600x595.png?v=1782147574","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781400063604","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}