{"product_id":"rooms-and-fields-dramatic-monologues-from-the-war-in-bosnia-paperback","title":"Rooms and Fields: Dramatic Monologues from the War in Bosnia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the 2003 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These poems are full of surprises: the gods talk; ancient authors talk; the dictionary talks; very memorably, the bridge over the Drina River, roughly between Bosnia and Serbia, speaks two haunting poems. The dead talk, wolves talk, a teacher talks, with a chorus. Sometimes I like to imagine this long poem being staged. What the music would be! Who would do the sets! What languages . . .\u003cbr\u003eLee Peterson's \u003cem\u003eRooms and Fields: Dramatic Monologues from the War in Bosnia\u003c\/em\u003e doesn't have a single wasted breath; its sense of necessity never lets up; I always feel that the people and animals and landscapes being written about are being honored. The work is compassionate and single-mindedly alive to its high purpose. What a rare thing it is to find the meeting of historical, political, and poetic wisdom.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eJean Valentine, Judge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRooms and Fields\u003c\/em\u003e is history not simply documented and explored but also deeply felt. A poetic inquiry, its concerns are uniquely and fundamentally intimate. Compassion drives this collection of spare and gracious poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee Peterson is currently instructor of English at Penn State, Altoona, where she previously held the position of emerging writer-in-residence. She was also instructor of English as a second language at Manhattanville College. Peterson received an M.F.A from Sarah Lawrence College and a B.A. from Oberlin College. Her poetry has been published in North American Review, Runes: A Review of Poetry, Nimrod: International Journal of Prose and Poetry, and The Seattle Review. She lives in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56198325109041,"sku":"9780873388160","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/dMz4luSC_o9780873388160.webp?v=1788992926","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/rooms-and-fields-dramatic-monologues-from-the-war-in-bosnia-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}