{"product_id":"improvisation-without-accompaniment-9781942683957","title":"Improvisation Without Accompaniment","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Philosophical Society of Texas Poetry Book Award and Selected by Patricia Smith as winner of the 2018 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, Matt Morton's debut poetry collection \u003ci\u003eImprovisation Without Accompaniment\u003c\/i\u003e embraces uncertainty with a spirit of joyous playfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese lyric poems follow the rhythms of life for a young man growing up in a small Texas town. As the speaker wrestles with ruptures within the nuclear family and the loss of his religious beliefs, he journeys toward a deeper self-awareness and discovers a fuller palette of experiences. Over the course of this collection, the changing seasons of small-town Texas life give way to surprise encounters in distant cities. The speaker's awareness of mortality grows even as he improvises an affirming response to life's toughest questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoignant, searching, and earnestly philosophical, \u003ci\u003e Improvisation Without Accompaniment \u003c\/i\u003ereaches for meaning within life's joys and griefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Morton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BOA Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942683957","brand":"BOA Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46939954806921,"sku":"9781942683957","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3f1c7177-daee-4bbe-8d1a-8a73227fcb5d.jpg?v=1781662066","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/improvisation-without-accompaniment-9781942683957","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}