{"product_id":"exit-opera-paperback-by-kim-addonizio-1","title":"Exit Opera Paperback by Kim Addonizio","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2026-05-19)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e112\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781324130659\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e130.41\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.7 x 15.39 x 0.56\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Poetry Book of 2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA new volume by acclaimed poet Kim Addonizio, whose work is known for its streetwise, unflinching explorations of love, lust, and mortality.\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in locations from dive bars to Montparnasse Cemetery, from an ancient Greek temple to a tourist shop in Assisi, \u003ci\u003eExit Opera\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ever-vexing issues of time, mortality, love, and loss, and considers the roles of art and human connection. Whatever their nominal subject—jazz, zombies, Buddhism, Siberian tigers—these poems make for a compelling mix of humor and pain, difficulty and solace. In a nod to Keats, one of the many fellow travelers in these poems, Addonizio invites us to “[inscribe] a few verses on whatever water \/ you can find” and assures readers that they are not alone in navigating the challenges and changes of mortal life. As she writes in “My Opera”:\u003c\/p\u003e\nThe staging is difficult. Exploding stars\u003cbr\u003e\nare involved, high-redshift galaxies, interior chambers,\u003cbr\u003e\na little country blues, a little jazz guitar, a jam jar containing\u003cbr\u003e\na tiny ocean \u0026amp; a tinier rowboat rocking gently in the swells\u003cbr\u003e\nthat I am steering toward you in the dark.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Addonizio\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight poetry collections and two books on writing poetry: \u003ci\u003eThe Poet’s Companion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Genius\u003c\/i\u003e. Her collection \u003ci\u003eTell Me\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Award. She lives in Oakland, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555451621537,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781324130659","price":24.69,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781324130659_c26b362b-fdf4-4730-8bf7-2df842873ee2.jpg?v=1781788585","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/exit-opera-paperback-by-kim-addonizio-1","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}