{"product_id":"9781571315793","title":"Nocturama","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling second collection from “an immensely gifted poet” (Eduardo C. Corral, author of \u003ci\u003eGuillotine\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning Appalachia to California, Will Brewer’s new poems attempt to make sense of some of life’s darkest turns: a father’s bout with leukemia, the slog of mental illness, a friend’s early death, and the rise of environmental catastrophes in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet despite these difficult moments, strands of light emerge: the smell of an orange on a plane, the starburst of a car hitting a power line, a citrus tree in California sun. Mysterious hair loss prompts dermatologist visits and reveals “how dignified it felt \/ to be looked at like that, to be read, \/ a record of past exposures \/ becoming a map to possible futures.” It is the type of knowing in which “knowing nothing for sure feels like a special kind of freedom.” Over time, a seemingly endless night gives way and an aubade opens to a new possibility: love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second book of poems from this rising and lauded author, \u003ci\u003eNocturama\u003c\/i\u003e offers a presence of mind and spirit that notices the mysterious, even in the wake of disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Will Brewer","offers":[{"title":"Milkweed Editions |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-03-06","offer_id":47353612009727,"sku":"9781571315793","price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_27a92885-2420-4467-9a50-bc8ca25a3f5c.jpg?v=1760541847","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781571315793","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}