{"product_id":"sweet-machine-paperback","title":"Sweet Machine - 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\u003eMark Doty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Doty's last two award-winning collections of poetry, as well as his acclaimed memoir Heaven's Coast, used the devastation of AIDS as a lens through which to consider questions of loss, love and identity. The poems in Sweet Machine see the world from a new, hard-won perspective: A coming back to life, after so much death, a way of seeing the body's \"sweet machine\" not simply as a time bomb, but also as a vibrant, sensual, living thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems are themselves \"sweet machines\"--lyrical, exuberant and joyous--and they mark yet another milestone in the extraordinary career of one of our most distinguished and accomplished poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does one find joy and sensuality in the wake of devastating loss?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Eloquent Elegy: \u003c\/b\u003e Poems that confront the ghosts of the past while courageously turning toward the light of the present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Body Reclaimed: \u003c\/b\u003e Moving beyond the idea of the body as a 'time bomb, ' these poems celebrate it as a vibrant, sensual source of life and pleasure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArt as Witness: \u003c\/b\u003e Doty masterfully uses the lens of art and craft--from Venetian glass to a simple tattoo--to refract and understand profound human experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom an Award-Winning Voice: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience the masterful language and emotional depth that have made Mark Doty one of the most essential and celebrated poets of his generation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Doty's last two award-winning collections of poetry, as well as his acclaimed memoir \u003cem\u003eHeaven's Coast, \u003c\/em\u003e used the devastation of AIDS as a lens through which to consider questions of loss, love and identity. The poems in his new collection, \u003cem\u003eSweet Machine, \u003c\/em\u003e see the world from a new, hard-won perspective: A coming back to life, after so much death, a way of seeing the body's \"sweet machine\" not simply as a time bomb, but also as a vibrant, sensual, living thing. These poems are themselves \"sweet machines\"--lyrical, exuberant and joyous--and they mark yet another milestone in the extraordinary career of one of our most distinguished and accomplished poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.2 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (1998)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Boston Book Review (1999)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e ALA Notable Books (1999)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556727615781,"sku":"9780060952563","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/nd10KPOJmX9780060952563.webp?v=1781379677","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/sweet-machine-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}