{"product_id":"the-last-song-of-the-world","title":"The Last Song of the World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-single\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAudiobook Now Available!\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2149582833\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\u0026amp;visual=true\" height=\"300\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"BOA Editions\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/justine-alfano\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBOA Editions\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"The Last Song of the World Sample\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/justine-alfano\/the-last-song-of-the-world-sample\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Last Song of the World Sample\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Fasano’s \u003cem\u003eThe Last Song of the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003edelves into the chaos of the modern world, and searches for resilience in the face of environmental and societal devastation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDripping with images of ancient ruins and mythological figures, these poems serve as vignettes of fatherhood, love, and desire against the backdrop of apocalyptic events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the documentation of ongoing violence and natural phenomena, Fasano depicts the ever-present anxieties of parenting with concision and compassion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Song of the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a love letter to the world that could be, a world as tender as it is bold, as loving as it is brutal, as beautiful as it is horrendous. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Last Song of the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Give a copy of Joseph Fasano’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Song of the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to someone who loves poetry, then give another copy to someone who says they don’t ‘get’ poetry, someone who thinks of it as a lush garden concealed behind a locked gate. There is no gate here. In writing clearly and evocatively about the human experience, Fasano has invited us all inside.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Maggie Smith, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eYou Could Make This Place Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Elemental and eloquent in their quest for heart-truths, Joseph Fasano's lucid, almost-transparent poems have the beauty of a questing imagination alert and aware on its earnest journey through this world.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Gregory Orr, author of \u003cem\u003ePoetry as Survival\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46519447912677,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46519447945445,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"ebook","offer_id":46519447978213,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":47607487693029,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/files\/9781960145338_FC.jpg?v=1713293176","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/the-last-song-of-the-world","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}