{"product_id":"improvisation-without-accompaniment-9781950774104","title":"Improvisation Without Accompaniment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected by Patricia Smith as winner of the 2018 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, Matt Morton’s debut poetry collection \u003ci\u003eImprovisation Without Accompaniment\u003c\/i\u003e embraces uncertainty with a spirit of joyous playfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThese lyric poems follow the rhythms of life for a young man growing up in a small Texas town. As the speaker wrestles with ruptures within the nuclear family and the loss of his religious beliefs, he journeys toward a deeper self-awareness and discovers a fuller palette of experiences. Over the course of this collection, the changing seasons of small-town Texas life give way to surprise encounters in distant cities. The speaker’s awareness of mortality grows even as he improvises an affirming response to life’s toughest questions.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePoignant, searching, and earnestly philosophical, \u003ci\u003eImprovisation Without Accompaniment\u003c\/i\u003e reaches for meaning within life’s joys and griefs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360295354711,"sku":"9781950774104","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781950774104.jpg?v=1754127248","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/improvisation-without-accompaniment-9781950774104","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}