{"product_id":"instead-of-a-card-thirty-poems-of-bereavement","title":"Instead of a Card: Twenty Poems of Bereavement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Twenty Poems of Bereavement” is a title in the “Instead of a Card” series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis booklet contains poems of bereavement selected for their beauty and the sense of consolation that they offer. There are poems that question and mourn, alongside others that accept the inevitability of death and give thanks for a life well lived. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach pamphlet is gorgeous both inside and out, beautifully produced with a cardstock cover, Ex Libris bookplate, and a bookmark gift enclosure with space for an inscription to the recipient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems old and new reflect on the transforming experience of losing someone we love. For those arranging a funeral or simply seeking the quiet company of words to help them through the long process of grieving, this varied and reflective selection is sure to offer comfort:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I lie here in a riot of sunlight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatching the day break and the clouds flying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEverything is going to be all right.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—Derek Mahon, “Everything is Going to Be All Right”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a cover created by a leading contemporary artist and poems hand-picked to speak to every kind of reader, each “Instead of a Card\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e” title offers a richly rewarding reading journey. Produced using biodegradable and sustainable materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by Robert Burns, Emily Dickinson, Sasha Dugdale, Lorna Goodison, Thomas Hardy, Matthew Hollis, Jackie Kay, Faith Lawrence, Derek Mahon, Sue Millard, Adrian Mitchell, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Christina Rossetti, William Shakespeare, Penelope Shuttle, Edna St Vincent Millay, Mark Twain, Anna Wigley and Jeremy Young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover illustration by Alexandra Buckle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDimensions 5.5\" x 8.25\". \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reader's Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42074766508078,"sku":"05-98678","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/0192\/files\/in-memoriam-3e-poetry-pamphlet-front-cover.jpg?v=1774015992","url":"https:\/\/shop.nybooks.com\/products\/instead-of-a-card-thirty-poems-of-bereavement","provider":"The Reader's Catalog","version":"1.0","type":"link"}