{"product_id":"interrupt-the-sky-paperback","title":"Interrupt the Sky - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Hazard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In John Hazard's collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eInterrupt the Sky, \u003c\/i\u003ethe title comes from a line in \"Hills,\" in which the speaker imagines an Ohio River landscape, with hills that \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e send their chatter out\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e to interrupt the sky, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e which has been too vast, too long.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The hills have had about enough.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Attending to detail and gesture, these poems present humans and other modest creatures set against larger forces, usually in nature. With varying degrees of hope and affection, Hazard is pulling for the small and the vulnerable to interrupt the sky, to declare themselves in one way or another. The book's three parts are titled \"Small,\" \"Beautiful Clowns,\" and \"Home Before Dark.\" In each section, the poems move from darkness toward cautious affirmation. The light comes at angles, muted by realism and shadow, but it seems right there, on the horizon, if we look hard. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e JOHN HAZARD has taught at the University of Memphis and, more recently, at the Cranbrook Schools and Oakland University in suburban Detroit. His poetry has appeared widely in magazines\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42171823194247,"sku":"9781622889495","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4b812118927e6b54aae98ac21d241c32.webp?v=1733358411","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/interrupt-the-sky-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}