{"product_id":"if-nothing-9781949944693","title":"If Nothing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is an honest reckoning with the grip of addiction, the expectations of masculinity, and the tug of family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen mid-life collides with the precariousness of alcoholism, the vulnerability of opening oneself to a second coming-of-age becomes an ecstatic cry in poems that confront pain and the need for forgiveness. An unvarnished and direct accounting of the journey to sobriety, of struggles with mental health, and with the challenges of longing and loss, \u003cem\u003eIf Nothing \u003c\/em\u003etraverses the sting of shame, the earnestness of joy, and the desire for absolution. Kaveh Akbar, author of \u003cem\u003eMartyr! \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCalling a Wolf a Wolf, \u003c\/em\u003esays: \"Matthew Nienow shows us in \u003cem\u003eIf Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e that he is a poet of birth, of making and making anew... This is powerful medicine, salve for earnest souls in an era of ethical infantilization. There is grace here, real grace made wise by having known real grief; \u003cem\u003eIf Nothing \u003c\/em\u003eis a lasting book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Nienow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 5.98w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949944693","brand":"Alice James Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43256078270601,"sku":"9781949944693","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6f1a4071-dfd4-42af-9779-cbb066d15244.jpg?v=1736236948","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/if-nothing-9781949944693","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}