{"product_id":"outskirts-9781926829685","title":"outskirts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2012 PAT LOWTHER MEMORIAL AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2012 ATLANTIC POETRY PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful diptych juxtaposing our rootedness in family love with a report from the precipice of planetary disintegration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSue Goyette's \u003ci\u003eoutskirts\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force. Its originality lies in Goyette's refusal of despair, her conviction that the connections among people, their conversation, curiosity, empathy and awe, can help us see a way forward. Her aim is to find energy in human love, a way to walk the darkness rather than hide from it. This book will name you, and frighten you; make you laugh, and arm you for what is to come.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...Leave the gossip to the rivers. Photographs will be buried at the base of diseased trees. All eyes are distractible, smiles are especially alluring. The sump-pump\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ecan't get rid of the water and god, I am told, is a canoe-shaped hole in all of us. Books, those old grandmothers, are losing their teeth. Stay focused. Those aren't stars, they're\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eflashlights. Add, don't divide. Love best those who have forgotten how. There are no favorites in this dark. Now scatter.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—from \"Resist\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sue Goyette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278420488443,"sku":"9781926829685","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781926829685.jpg?v=1772488059","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/outskirts-9781926829685","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}