{"product_id":"vespers-9781685971014","title":"Vespers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOften called \"evening prayer,\" vespers is held around sunset. Its purpose: to give thanks for the day and offer a sacrifice of praise to God. In Jane Lewty's \u003ci\u003eVespers\u003c\/i\u003e, she superimposes the tropes of the Christian ritual onto a very different type of sacrifice--that of making art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough nightly devotion, the speaker of these poems maps ritual until it degrades: the speaker as an obedient robot, a scribe-concubine, a centaur wearing skates, a poet seeking virtuosity and dexterity. \u003ci\u003eVespers\u003c\/i\u003e asks: What if writing prompts are a bad idea? What if one could become addicted to the incremental process? Is it possible to walk away from an addiction without suffering and trauma?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Lewty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Kuhl House Poets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.98w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685971014","brand":"University of Iowa Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867174776969,"sku":"9781685971014","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_18211026-1c64-489e-b5d9-d11f57a2e64c.jpg?v=1793685181","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/vespers-9781685971014","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}