{"product_id":"rose-is-a-verb-neo-georgics-9781639820900","title":"Rose Is a Verb: Neo-Georgics","description":"\u003cp\u003eA little more than two thousand years ago, the Roman poet Virgil wrote his \u003cem\u003eGeorgics\u003c\/em\u003e, a long poetic sequence about agriculture, suffused with profound reflections on the relationship between humanity, nature, and the divine-and reflecting the political turmoil of his times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia poet Karen An-hwei Lee, inspired by Virgil, has created her own dense, richly-layered collection of \"Neo-Georgics,\" constituting an extended exploration of such motifs as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehappiness, olive groves, vineyards, soil chemistries, the seacoast, and the birth of trees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Lee's contemporary rendering we confront an environment blighted by our carbon footprint; advancements in agricultural technology and genetic engineering; the digital age; fossil fuel transportation; and vanishing bees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRose Is a Verb \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the ancient tradition of agrarian labor, including tilling the soil and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einterpreting weather signs and war omens. The poems flash with verbal ingenuity and mind-bending allusions-challenging the heart and mind but repaying slow, careful readings many times over. A meditation on the natural environment, this collection serves as a biomythography of procreation and a reflection on the meaning of happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen An-Hwei Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Slant Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639820900","brand":"Slant Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43046258344073,"sku":"9781639820900","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_9e564ddb-63a9-4d7f-a33b-2f9513943120.jpg?v=1728973470","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/rose-is-a-verb-neo-georgics-9781639820900","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}