{"product_id":"trying-x-trying-9780887487118","title":"Trying X Trying","description":"\u003cb\u003ePoetry that wrestles with language, loss, and resilience in times of crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTrying × Trying\u003c\/i\u003e, Dora Malech dissects the language of our times; she turns over the familiar phrases of politics, parenthood, and pandemic to reveal what lies beneath. Through playing with the double meaning of \"trying\" as both perseverance and reproductive struggle, these poems navigate public and private spheres and interrogate the words we use to make sense of uncertainty and belief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With sharp lyricism and restless energy, Malech transforms language into prayer and protest. Sound bends, meanings shift, and repetition becomes a revelation as she traces the tensions between individual and collective experience. \u003ci\u003eTrying × Trying\u003c\/i\u003e is an enlightening meditation on persistence, reminding us that even in fractured times, poetry finds a way forward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4958573\"\u003eDora Malech\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carnegie-Mellon University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.35w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780887487118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0887487114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE024000\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDora Malech\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and associate professor in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eThe Hopkins Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent book of poetry is \u003ci\u003eFlourish\u003c\/i\u003e, and her poems have appeared in numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carnegie-Mellon University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46061774405771,"sku":"9780887487118","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_be5ec859-b250-44d4-828d-f141c6e25069.jpg?v=1772815627","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/trying-x-trying-9780887487118","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}