{"product_id":"9798899900617","title":"Stitches","description":"\u003cp\u003eStitches is a debut collection of 20 poems woven together to explore stories told, retold, or only whispered. It is a visceral contemplation of seasons of life and simple moments: a soldier tracing a well-loved photograph; a father's familiar hand skewering a slice of apple; a mother's grief as her son spits \"her out like some bitter peel\"; the final cry of a long life: \"I am done.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSprinkled throughout the collection are love songs to the natural world-a celebration of spaces where \"tongues catch sunflakes\" and fireflies explode in \"white-hot disco ball frenzy.\" This is a world where readers can breathe deeply, where the \"soporific potion\" of the mountains eases tired souls. We are all invited to \"unzip our stiff suits\" and rest a while in beneath a canopy of green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith evocative but accessible language and vivid imagery, the poet invites the reader to pause, find a comfortable spot to curl up, and step into a world that will feel a little like coming home. Each poem by itself is a slice of life-a snapshot capturing a single moment. Together, these poems create a \"slipshod collage\" of intimate but familiar moments stitched together to reveal the expanse of possibility: of lives well lived, of yearning, heartbreak, beauty, and legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Finishing Line Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46735256453361,"sku":"9798899900617","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9798899900617_p0.jpg?v=1765296185","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9798899900617","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}