{"product_id":"bread-from-a-strangers-oven","title":"Bread from a Stranger's Oven","description":"\"Through her fervent lyrics, delightful odes and image-rich narratives, Janlori Goldman invites us into her world—and it is a deeply moving one. With fluid, vivid clarity, she valiantly stares at the past, and faces the present with a compelling mix of temerity and tenderness. Hers is a remarkable voice that is all at once passionate and exquisitely subtle.\" —Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Poetry Contest Judge\n\n\"Seldom have I seen a book of poems so vital in its storytelling, so rich and precise in imagery and metaphor, and at the same time so full of heart and compassion.\" —Alicia Ostriker\n\n\"An intimate, tender voice tells of a life of sensual gladness, as well as loneliness and grief. The poems most often pay attention to neglected people and neglected truths, often neglected moments, often in the beauty of the earth.\" —Jean Valentine\n\nFrom \"At the Cubbyhole Bar\":\n\nWhen the planes hit, you were there,\nsaved your men, the whole squad,\nand they weren't even yours.\nA buddy had asked you to cover his shift\nso he could spend the day with his kid.\nYou say, All the guys are getting cancer,\nin the lungs, the stomach, in your case the breasts.\n\n\n      That morning, after the buildings buckled,\na brown skirt of cloud billowed up.\nYou saw her, a bleached blond\nin purple satin shirt, no body\nbelow the waist, thought how a human head\nweighs 8 pounds, lifted that weight\nof a newborn, and then the rest. Zipped the bag.\n\n\nYou wanted to be a cop\nbecause you hated cops,\nwanted to be that power.\nAt the Canal Street barrier a lady pleaded\nto run home, get her dog—\nyou said, No one below Canal—\nbut she promised the risk was all on her.\nYou knew it didn't work that way,\nspoke into her face, Come back\nwith that dog, bring him this way\nso he can lick my cheek.\n\nJanlori Goldman is a poet, teacher, and activist.","brand":"White Pine Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54253417824600,"sku":"9781945680069","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781945680069.jpg?v=1770708644","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/bread-from-a-strangers-oven","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}