{"product_id":"next-new-poems","title":"Next: New Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eClifton's poems about birth and death, sexuality and spirituality, and the quality of the non-white experience in America and elsewhere give voice to the universal human heart.  Poignant or humorous, harsh or loving, these new poems also reflect Clifton's continuing belief in the language of poetry as a bridge of human reconciliation, a belief in the power of song, a belief in tongues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eleukemia as a dream\/ritual \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eit is night in my room. \u003cbr\u003ethe woman beside me is dying. \u003cbr\u003ea small girl stands\u003cbr\u003eat the foot of the bed. \u003cbr\u003eshe is crying and carrying wine\u003cbr\u003eand a wafer. \u003cbr\u003eher name is the name i would have given\u003cbr\u003ethe daughter i would have liked to have had.\u003cbr\u003eshe grieves for herself and\u003cbr\u003enot for the woman. \u003cbr\u003eshe mourns the future and \u003cbr\u003enot the past. \u003cbr\u003eshe offers me her small communion.\u003cbr\u003ei roll the wafer and wine on my tongue.\u003cbr\u003ei accept my body. i accept my blood.\u003cbr\u003eeat she whispers. drink and eat.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© BOA Editions, Ltd 1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvailable editions: \u003cbr\u003e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003ePrice: $12.50 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8418728645,"sku":"0918526612","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/NEXT2.jpg?v=1527683304","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/next-new-poems","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}