{"product_id":"the-hoopoes-crown","title":"The Hoopoe's Crown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tDramatically urgent from the get-go, many of Jacqueline Osherow's poems approach inconsistencies and mysteries in Biblical texts. From traditional poetic forms (sonnet, terza rima, villanelle, sestina, acrostic, loose ottava rima) to an austere free verse, Osherow mixes humor and seriousness, while maintaining a conversational tone. These poems deal with Jewish tradition and the land of Israel in revelatory new ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cstrong\u003eAt the Wailing Wall\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tI figure I have to come here with my kids, \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tthough I'm always ill at ease in holy places-- \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tthe wars, for one thing--and it's the substanceless\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tthat sets me going: the holy words. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tThough I do write a note--my girls' sound future\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t(there's an evil eye out there; you never know)--\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tand then pick up a broken-backed siddur, \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tthe first of many motions to go through. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tLet's get them over with. I hate this women's section \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\talmost as much as that one full of men\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\twrapped in tallises, eyes closed, showing off. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tBut here I am, reciting the amida anyway. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tSurprising things can happen when you start to pray; \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\twe'll see if any angels call my bluff.   \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t© BOA Editions, Ltd 2005 \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tAvailable editions: \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tPaperback ISBN: 1-929918-72-0 \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tPrice: $14.95 \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tPublishing Date: November 2005\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8419139781,"sku":"1929918720","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/file_132.jpeg?v=1527683376","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/the-hoopoes-crown","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}