{"product_id":"lewty-jane-vesperspb","title":"[11\/10\/26] Lewty, Jane: Vespers","description":"\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Iowa Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: November 10, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften called \"evening prayer,\" vespers is held around sunset. Its purpose: to give thanks for the day and offer a sacrifice of praise to God. In Jane Lewty's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVespers\u003c\/i\u003e, she superimposes the tropes of the Christian ritual onto a very different type of sacrifice--that of making art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough nightly devotion, the speaker of these poems maps ritual until it degrades: the speaker as an obedient robot, a scribe-concubine, a centaur wearing skates, a poet seeking virtuosity and dexterity.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVespers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003easks: What if writing prompts are a bad idea? What if one could become addicted to the incremental process? Is it possible to walk away from an addiction without suffering and trauma?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45484158124055,"sku":"9781685971014","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/6130s2rHSfL._SL1500.jpg?v=1788732008","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/lewty-jane-vesperspb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}