{"product_id":"every-ravening-thing-poems-paperback","title":"Every Ravening Thing: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarsha de la O\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of two previous collections of poetry: BLACK HOPE (1997) and ANTIDOTE FOR NIGHT (2015). de la O is also the publisher of the journal ASKEW. \u003cb\u003eKeats at Fourteen\u003c\/b\u003e She dozes, her nails fretted against the linen's border, a hectic rose flaming each cheek. Her lips move, no words. The boy is guardian spirit, no one but he enters this sickroom where his mother fades, home finally after six years--failures, disgrace. \u003ci\u003eScarlet daughter, \u003c\/i\u003e neighbors hiss, \u003ci\u003e slave to appetite, \u003c\/i\u003e but John is single-minded--she\u003ci\u003e will \u003c\/i\u003elive\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eNo one but he gives her the tincture of mercury--one tenth of a grain daily, dabs the sweat of her fevers away, a basket of withered poppies at his feet. He pierces each capsule with a needle, drops it in a small glazed crock to warm near the stove, sweat out the opium. Then he'll add wine, saffron, nutmeg. It takes time, the hour darkens. He cups his hand to light the votive. She moans a furred voice from webbed lungs, a cup of black blood brimming, \u003ci\u003ethe pilgrim is fleeing the City, \u003c\/i\u003e he leans in closer, \u003ci\u003ethe City of Destruction, \u003c\/i\u003etakes her clammy hand, \u003ci\u003ethat place also where he was born, \u003c\/i\u003e so close now he's breathing her, \"Johnny\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\" she cries, \"lift me up, Johnny, your father is here in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarsha de la O\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of\u003ci\u003e Antidote for Night, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the 2015 Isabella Gardner Award, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Hope, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the New Issues Press Poetry Prize and winner of an Editor's Choice, Small Press Book Award. Other awards include the Morton Marcus Poetry Award and the da Poetry Award. She has published extensively, including recent poems in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, with work forthcoming in \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e. De La O lives in Ventura, California, with her husband, poet and editor Phil Taggart. Together, they produce poetry readings and events in Ventura County and edit the literary journal \u003ci\u003eSpillway. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700997460064,"sku":"9780822965756","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/every-ravening-thing-poems-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}