{"product_id":"half-promised-land-pa","title":"Half Promised Land Pa","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe world displayed in the poems of Thomas Lux is a fairly dangerous place, a half promised land, a region where turtles languish of thirst, where a lifebuoy crawls with spiders, where a moving car hits a moving moose and both survive, where what tends to terrify us tends also to make us feel safe, where \"rattlesnakes feel at home,\" where \"your belief in justice\/merges with your belief in dreams.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSurreal Poetry: \u003c\/b\u003e Lux finds wonder and menace in the everyday, in worlds where tarantulas claim a lifebuoy and turtles languish with thirst.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDark Humor: \u003c\/b\u003e Witness a collision where a moving car hits a moving moose and both survive, captured with a deadpan wit that defines Lux's unique voice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eObservational Poetry: \u003c\/b\u003e From sleepy New England towns to the quiet dramas in a backyard, these poems are rooted in a deeply American landscape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAccessible yet Profound: \u003c\/b\u003e Written in clear, direct language, this collection grapples with the biggest questions--where our belief in justice merges with our belief in dreams.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836079812813,"sku":"9780395382561","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_ded1a2cd-aaec-4cd3-a2cd-33fc43c4f57a.jpg?v=1790992703","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/half-promised-land-pa","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}