{"product_id":"earthly-conditions","title":"Earthly Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA representative selection of acclaimed Turkish poet Birhan Keskin's work, \u003cem\u003eEarthly Conditions\u003c\/em\u003e explores the loss and longing of the human condition in the context of its separation from the non-human world.\u003c\/strong\u003e Keskin’s ability to shift voices between seemingly distinct subjectivities creates a rich texture and an ambiguity that sits at the heart of her poetry. This poetry is often autobiographical, but the “I” of these poems is merged with non-human voices—stones, penguins, oceans, trees, glaciers, among others—in a way that might be termed \u003cem\u003eorganic\u003c\/em\u003e. Each poem in the book opens the door to introspection in an aching search for wholeness. Although Keskin has been a major voice in the Turkish literary scene since the 1980s, she does not publish often because, as she puts it, “writing too many poems is a betrayal of both words and trees.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I’m a gone and committed fan. These verses are dirty like the road of love.” \u003cstrong\u003e—EILEEN MYLES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asterism","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47821443530909,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/8783\/5037\/files\/earthlyconditions.jpg?v=1775776841","url":"https:\/\/postcardbookshop.com\/products\/earthly-conditions","provider":"Postcard Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}