{"product_id":"applause-for-a-cloud","title":"Applause For A Cloud","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSayumi\nKamakura’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApplause for a Cloud\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e uses the haiku form to attend to everyday life with a\ncosmological acuteness, invoking wonder on macro and micro scales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSayumi Kamakura juxtaposes a surreal dailiness with a\ncosmological acuteness, invoking wonder on macro and micro scales. The\nparadoxical frictions in her work resolve into moments of lucidity just as\noften as they perplex. Although she writes in the haiku tradition, her poems\ndetour from the conventional parameters for haiku, such as syllabic\nrestrictions and a fixed seasonal reference. Her flexible approach to the\nlong-standing form allows her to explore new emotional frequencies across a\nrange of subject matter. The book’s four sections—everyday life in Japan,\nexperiences in Morocco and Italy, her husband’s cancer diagnosis, and\nreflections on the pandemic—reveal the preoccupations of a poet invested in\nrendering her experiences with a mix of traditional and contemporary motifs\nalongside a subtle wit. The natural world is always close at hand, yet Kamakura\ndoes not merely depict phenomena. She creates moments of stillness that usher\nthe reader into her inner world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57193829990782,"sku":"NW9781939568991","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781939568991.jpg?v=1778546008","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/applause-for-a-cloud","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}