{"product_id":"on-occasion-poems-for-the-people-9781552455227","title":"On Occasion: Poems for the People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twenty-first-century reconsideration of the occasional poem by contemporary writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection rooted in the tradition of the poem as an act of love, an act of protest, an act of visionary incantation, of remembrance, of a call to arms, and a much-needed balm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe traditional 'occasional poem' has a bad rap: a tedious rhyming poem at a wedding or a dreary verse at a funeral. This is not that. These are poems for a tumultuous and complicated world, for occasions that may be celebrations or mournings, or anything in between; from life cycles, to earth cycles, to social cycles, editor Sina Queyras brings together a collection of poetry that speaks to moments of upheaval, revolution, and challenge. Poetry that people can turn to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e contains over a hundred poems for different occasions, including writing by Suzanne Buffam, Heather Christle, CAConrad, Sue Goyette, Canisia Lubrin, bpNichol, Michael Ondaatje, Lisa Robertson, Sue Sinclair, and A. E. Stallings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sina Queyras\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.8lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552455227","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428607021193,"sku":"9781552455227","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_5276a1d3-f760-4876-8549-5cde7ea5e1b6.jpg?v=1778014084","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/on-occasion-poems-for-the-people-9781552455227","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}