{"product_id":"9781738009824","title":"Relative to Wind","description":"\u003cp class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lingering, long-haul collection of writing about sailing for readers of Julietta Singh and Kyo Maclear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumans\n\n have sailed for centuries, but as poet Phoebe Wang discovers, when you \n\nstep on a boat for the first time, the learning curve is steep. \u003ci\u003eRelative to Wind\u003c\/i\u003e documents\n\n Wang’s decade-long journey of learning to sail, becoming an avid racer \n\nand volunteer race organizer, and interrogating what it means to be a \n\nrelative newcomer to an old tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing literary inspiration from books like Jessica Lee’s \u003ci\u003eTurning\u003c\/i\u003e, Kyo Maclear’s \u003ci\u003eBirds Art Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and Leanne Shapton’s \u003ci\u003eSwimming Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, Wang\n\n delivers thoughtful renderings of her experiences—from colonial echoes \n\nin sailing language to a beautiful look at what it means like to work \n\nalongside crewmates in tempestuous conditions, to battling the \n\ndesire to quit or gender equity in the sporting world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eFollowing\n\n the motif of a race course and structured to help readers apply sailing\n\n lessons and techniques to their relationships, to their art, their \n\ncareers, to community, and to place, these essays recognize the \n\nparallels between sailing and a creative life, and between sailing and a\n\n sense of belonging and relationship with the land, inspiring both \n\nsailors and would-be sailors to embrace restoration and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoebe Wang (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Assembly Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-10-15","offer_id":45663858065663,"sku":"9781738009824","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_86d27fb1-ac4c-40d2-90d3-f9b7843b4caf.jpg?v=1717610658","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781738009824","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}