{"product_id":"grassl-jenny-forever-mipb","title":"[12\/01\/26] Grassl, Jenny: Forever Mistaken for Ourselves","description":"\u003cp\u003eTupelo Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: December 1, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of poems envisioned as a magic wardrobe of mirrors, vast with ocean and meadow, revealing reflections of the muses, a deer woman, and a sea-monster lover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForever Mistaken for Ourselves \u003c\/i\u003etells a story of transformations. Iron dresses, veils nailed to an hourglass, and a sex-changing flower\/human defy or define a woman and her place in daily life and history. Queen Anne's black lace leaves holes open for a ghost. Never just coy, these characters and artifacts get up and do battle with complacency, in an all too often misogynistic world. Beasts come and go through the mirrors, a fish-man breaking through to deliver a whole-body kiss to a woman. Forests rise, and lawns \"lean lethargies\" to hold the reflected images of the speakers. Is there a confirmation of existence? \"If she is--a silver say-so.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45143461756951,"sku":"9781961209718","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/717C9itmO9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1781997612","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/grassl-jenny-forever-mipb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}