{"product_id":"something-bright-then-holes","title":"Something Bright, Then Holes","description":"\u003csection class=\"container cmpnt_2-col-hero\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBefore Maggie Nelson’s name became synonymous with such genre-defying, binary-slaying writing as \u003ci\u003eThe Argonauts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Cruelty\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection of poetry introduced readers to a singular voice in the making: exhilarating, fiercely vulnerable, intellectually curious, and one of a kind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThese days\/the world seems to split up\/into those who need to dredge\/and those who shrug their shoulders\/and say, It’s just something\/that happened.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Maggie Nelson refers here to a polluted urban waterway, the Gowanus Canal, these words could just as easily describe Nelson’s incisive approach to desire, heartbreak, and emotional excavation in \u003ci\u003eSomething Bright, Then Holes\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether writing from the debris-strewn shores of a contaminated canal or from the hospital room of a friend, Nelson charts each emotional landscape she\u003cspan class=\"atm_keep-reading-flag\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-arrow-down\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e encounters with unparalleled precision and empathy. Since its publication in 2007, the collection has proven itself to be both a record of a singular vision in the making as well as a timeless meditation on love, loss, and―perhaps most frightening of all―freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-details__metafield js-pdp-dimensions-value\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e5.5\" x 0.3\" x 8.25\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMaggie Nelson is a poet, critic, scholar, and nonfiction writer. In 2016 she was received a MacArthur \"genius\" grant. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggie Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48374742483165,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1133\/2701\/files\/OWENDONOTEDIT-GREYSQAURE_58_4cddd1b6-03c2-4691-a81a-34c306c9a39d.png?v=1786737045","url":"https:\/\/www.rileygrae.com\/products\/something-bright-then-holes","provider":"Riley Grae Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}