{"product_id":"gannon-megan-dispatch-fpb","title":"Gannon, Megan: Dispatch from Every Second Guess","description":"\u003cp\u003eDzanc Books, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: March 24, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA verse-memoir spanning the breakdown of a marriage and the resulting wide-open horizon of single motherhood, \u003ci\u003eDispatch From Every Second Guess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how we negotiate the present in the light of the past, how our lingering resentments limit our attentions, and how old wounds reopen in new ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGannon's life is layered with tensions. The tension of being a white adoptive mother to a Black son. The tension of healing from a failed marriage. The tension of supporting a partner through mental health crises. The tension of mothering the partner's child in the shadow of a fraught relationship with one's own mother. And the tension of admitting ugly truths in a genre that often demands beauty, especially from women poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Sharon Olds and Maggie Smith, Gannon's second full-length collection of poetry is rife with poignant self-reflection and lyrical storytelling as she writes her way toward understanding, and maybe even forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44764909895703,"sku":"9781938603761","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/dispatch-from-every-second-guess.w300.jpg?v=1773877921","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/gannon-megan-dispatch-fpb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}