{"product_id":"the-unraveling-paperback","title":"The Unraveling - 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\u003eWyn Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach of the poems in the book describes an unraveling of one kind or another: of a marriage, of a society trapped by a pandemic, of a country and a world coming undone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes whimsical, sometimes bereft, but always honest, these poems are compressed, language-centered testaments to the difficulties of life in our time, not just here in the U.S. but wherever \"the weathervane spins in uneasy wind.\" These poems traverse the world, from Boston to Mississippi, from Scotland to France to Tuscany and beyond, to \"distant places no planes fly to.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's an urgency to these poems, not only in how they depict both inner and outer worlds, but in how they're constructed--not a word is wasted, and the most urgent of these lyrics appear to rush across and down the page, their lines enjambed, their interior rhymes almost riddles, as if by rhyming they might find answers in repetition. Many of the poems are centered on human relationships both distant and close, on romantic love and how it can unexpectedly unravel, \"the smell of your perfume still in the air.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, the real center of these poems is emotional truth, as it applies to individuals and to the population at large, and how that truth can make or break us. There's darkness here--how could there not be on a planet dissolving before our eyes--but there's also hope that humans can come together again to piece together the broken world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWyn Cooper \u003c\/b\u003ehas published five books of poetry prior to \u003ci\u003eThe Unraveling\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a novel, \u003ci\u003eWay Out West\u003c\/i\u003e. His poems, stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in 25 anthologies of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eA Century of Poetry in The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Many of his poems have been turned into songs, including by Sheryl Crow, David Broza, and Madison Smartt Bell. He is a former editor of \u003ci\u003eQuarterly West\u003c\/i\u003e, and the recipient of a fellowship from the Ucross Foundation. For two years he worked at the Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute, a think tank run by the Poetry Foundation. He lives in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46241744453829,"sku":"9781945680885","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/wC57yOJ0sD9781945680885.webp?v=1779137633","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-unraveling-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}