{"product_id":"gospel-night","title":"Gospel Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan _fck_bookmark=\"1\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIn a poetry world filled with structurally-experimental and opaque writing, Michael Waters’s voice is increasingly unique. He writes in a straight-forward, lyrically beautiful style while delving into risqué subject matter, particularly regarding sex. In \u003cem\u003eGospel Night\u003c\/em\u003e, his 10th poetry collection, Waters tackles the dual (and dueling) natures of our humanity: sin and transgression; isolation and atrocity; love and darkness; and the desire for a language that can illuminate such ordinary yet disturbing spaces. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Bells \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanctuary Basilica \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Malta \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePale novitiates flocked the bell tower \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo shadow my wife one rooftop below. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOiled, asleep, she remained unaware \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf cassock-clad boys pivoting the ledge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eUntil the priest appeared to knell their shame \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe precise moment—punctual sinner— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eI bumped open the rooftop door, bearing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn each fist a flute, orange fizz daubing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe blistered tar, the riotous mimosas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo more slender flames expanding the near \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuburbs of hell where she sprawled, naked, stunned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpeechless on gaudy towels, below breathless \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoys, riding the pitch, not so far from God. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8420136645,"sku":"9781934414538","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/GOSPEL_NIGHT.jpg?v=1527683268","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/gospel-night","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}