{"title":"Lola Haskins","description":"Lola Haskins has published ten collections of poetry, including one from BOA Editions, \u003cem\u003eDesire Lines: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (2004). Her collection \u003cem\u003eStill, the Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e (Paper Kite Press), won the Silver Medal for Poetry in the 2010 Florida Book Awards. Her work has appeared in various journals including \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe London Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/em\u003e, and her awards include two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, four individual artist fellowships from the state of Florida, the Iowa Poetry Prize, and the Emily Dickinson\/Writer Magazine award from the Poetry Society of America.  Haskins teaches Computer Science at the University of Florida.","products":[{"product_id":"desire-lines-new-and-selected-poems","title":"Desire Lines: New and Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe poems in \u003cem\u003eDesire Lines\u003c\/em\u003e, both new and selected, give shape to the desires we must nourish in ourselves if we are to retain our compassion. As such, the poems collaborate as a series of variations on the theme of desire, much like the way a motif weaves through a piece of music or a thread through a tapestry. Although Haskins seldom writes autobiographically, many of her poems give voice to other women, both historical and imagined. Haskins is an accomplished pianist and her poetry is flush with music, tonalities and modulations. Fittingly, there are ample poems from her celebrated 1990 collection, \u003cem\u003eForty-Four Ambitions for the Piano\u003c\/em\u003e as well as three dozen new poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppoggiatura and Fermata\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFermata, the older sister, envies \u003cbr\u003eAppoggiatura's easy grace, covets \u003cbr\u003ethe way she slides downstairs\u003cbr\u003eon silvery heels. Appoggiatura \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eteases Dad until he beams, changes\u003cbr\u003einto honey for Mom. Alone, she\u003cbr\u003ewanders room to room. She is real\u003cbr\u003eonly in the mirror of someone's face. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFermata can stay quite still while\u003cbr\u003ethe last curve of sun flashes \u003cbr\u003egreen at the edge of the sea. \u003cbr\u003eWhatever she is, she is forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© BOA Editions, Ltd 2004 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvailable editions: \u003cbr\u003e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \u003cbr\u003ePrice: $16.50 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8418298757,"sku":"1929918496","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/DESIRE_LINES.jpg?v=1527683207"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/collections\/lola-haskins.jpg?v=1453991370","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/collections\/lola-haskins.oembed","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}