{"product_id":"open-closed-open-poems-9780156030502","title":"Open Closed Open: Poems","description":"In poems marked by tenderness and mischief, humanity and humor, Yehuda Amichai breaks open the grand diction of revered Jewish verses and casts the light of his own experi­ence upon them. Here he tells of history, a nation, the self, love, and resurrection. Amichai's last volume is one of medi­tation and hope, and stands as a testament to one of Israel's greatest poets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen closed open. Before we are born, everything is open\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ein the universe without us. For as long as we live, everything is closed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewithin us. And when we die, everything is open again.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen closed open. That's all we are.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003efrom\u003c\/em\u003e \"I WASN'T ONE OF THE SIX MILLION: \u003cbr\u003e AND WHAT IS MY LIFE SPAN? OPEN CLOSED OPEN\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yehuda Amichai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.38w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156030502","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42472022442121,"sku":"9780156030502","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a8be7802-42e0-494e-85f0-a80044ad7e96.jpg?v=1716272466","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/open-closed-open-poems-9780156030502","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}