{"product_id":"bruised-fruit-paperback","title":"Bruised Fruit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrie Susanne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJaiden Meilleur\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Bruised Fruit, pride hangs from a tree like a plum, is plucked, and left to rot on the ground. A cow jumps over the moon and lands on the highway. A heart is made of glass. Blushing is \"a wound \/ in my cheek.\" A breath is an ocean wave. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLove is turned and turned, like a prism, as the poet peers into romantic love, family love, betrayal, friendship, loss, grief, ecstasy. The tone is sometimes rageful, sometimes tender-\"My love for you is \/ pollen in the sunlight: \/ soft and bright\"-and sometimes ironic-\"The time has come \/ for me to say \/ I never cared much \/ for him anyway.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten over the course of half a year, Bruised Fruit tracks the mind as it wanders through university classes, pondering the past, ruminating on the present, curious about the future. Eloquent line drawings throughout either directly reflect the poem or diverge from it, ushering in new and unexpected meanings. Brie Susanne's poems range over her personal landscape, exploring every nook and cranny, finding, ultimately, redemption. This young author's piercing gaze reveals a world both entirely personal and universal: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOh, miss Maya, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eyou have stolen so many\u003cbr\u003ehours but wasted\u003cbr\u003enone of my time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith you I find \u003cbr\u003eshiny dimes\u003cbr\u003escattered everywhere-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eall of them\u003cbr\u003ewear different faces\u003cbr\u003eand have been to places\u003cbr\u003eI will never know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNever go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe room is dark \u003cbr\u003eand I park\u003cbr\u003emyself on the sofa \u003cbr\u003efrom which I will not\u003cbr\u003emove.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI feel the grooves \u003cbr\u003eof continuity-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethere is no play \u003cbr\u003eif I choose to stay. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruised Fruit will appeal to an adult audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47445764669618,"sku":"9781039169579","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/12e5cb44858dd9d2f65698d94a033125.webp?v=1778727719","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/bruised-fruit-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}