{"product_id":"ziggurat-9780226035642","title":"Ziggurat","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book of poems. Exploring history, self, and imagination, as well as the poet's concerns with catastrophe and trauma, it wrestles with the aftermath and reverberations of 9\/11.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Balakian's poems create a world sustained by the power of associations, in which borders get thinned out and lives that seem unconnected flow on each other. Even as he focuses on his relationship with the world, he avoids indulging in monologue, instead using reportorial diction to sketch flashes of scenes that seem as if they are taken by cameras with cracked lenses.... Aesthetically rich and engaging; recommended for all serious poetry readers.\" (Library Journal)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036469756247,"sku":"9780226035642","price":30.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226035642.jpg?v=1750932156","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ziggurat-9780226035642","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}