{"product_id":"astoria-paperback","title":"Astoria - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMalena Morling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAstoria examines the transitory physical world of the body and reflects on the seamless quality of the present moment. Surrounded by the rush and noise of trains, highways, and grocery store checkout lines, the narrator of these poems creates an intimate space in which to ponder the ephemeral nature of everyday things and the deeper meanings that might underlie them all. \"It is amazing \/ we're not more amazed,\" one poem muses, \"The world \/ is here \/ and then it is gone.\" The poems in Astoria unravel the hidden within the obvious, and speak to our innate questions of longing, purpose, and existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalena Morling\u003c\/b\u003e, assistant professor of creative writing at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, is the author of \u003ci\u003eOcean Avenue, \u003c\/i\u003e selected by Philip Levine for the New Issues Poetry Prize. She has translated works by the Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, a selection of which appears in the collection, \u003ci\u003eFor the Living and the Dead.\u003c\/i\u003e Her work has appeared in numerous publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review, New Republic, Washington Post Book World, Ploughshares, New England Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFive Points.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.8 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52606459445530,"sku":"9780822959205","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/PyY3yqIyoV9780822959205.webp?v=1785325657","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/astoria-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}