{"product_id":"cabaletta-poems-of-a-new-york-city-taxi-driver-9781646627271","title":"Cabaletta: Poems Of A New York City Taxi Driver","description":"As the Tennessee Williams of the taxicab, Davidson Garrett\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003etakes us on a ride through his beloved New York City. The poems in this beautiful collection bring to life such New York icons as Jackie O and Walt Whitman, but Garrett also pauses to witness the sad bones of the early days following 9\/11, as well as the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. A whole history here as you sit back in your comfortable seat and watch the scenery. A really wonderful read.\u003cstrong\u003e-Francine Witte\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of\u003cem\u003e Only, Not Only, Café Crazy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Theory of Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat better way to learn about a city than through its poetry? And who better qualified to write the poetry of New York City than a lifelong poet employed for four decades as a taxi driver? \"I know I'm only \/ a little speck in this vast plot of commerce, but a speck that shines \/ its own light,\" writes Davidson Garrett, and that light illuminates a tremendous amount: encounters with famous riders, inside views of national tragedy (\"I will be forever \/ haunted,\" observes the poet in one of the collection's two poems dedicated to his experience on 9\/11), fleeting glimpses of people the poet wishes to know better but cannot-be it Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis or a fish food salesman from Secaucus-and the stoicism and humility of someone often unseen, who in his turn sees so much. Replete with Garrett's lifelong passion for the arts-especially opera-\u003cem\u003eCabaletta\u003c\/em\u003e effortlessly testifies to the quiet grandeur of his occupation while paying memorable tribute to one of the world's great cities.\u003cstrong\u003e-Anton Yakovlev\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eChronos Dines Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, Winner of the James Tate Poetry Prize\u003cbr\u003eWhether he's driving Martha Graham, Mitt Romney, a traveling salesman of fish food flakes, or a fare who angrily doesn't want any of his small talk, Davidson Garrett chronicles a cab driver's life in vivid, often gritty details. He transports us through 12-hour shifts from desolate early morning through the jammed streets of the \"yellow caterpillar\" in rush hours. He was parked awaiting a fare beneath the North Tower when it was rammed by a jetliner on 9\/11, raining debris onto his cab from the immense explosion above him. It is often a hard life, with solitary time for meditation and regrets. A cabaletta is an aria, and Garrett sings it beautifully in his canary yellow cab, working the streets he knows so intimately.\u003cstrong\u003e-William Considine\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Furies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12097529\"\u003eDavidson Garrett\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Finishing Line Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646627271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164662727X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Finishing Line Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687102189805,"sku":"9781646627271","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_8a4c8285-e827-4b27-a225-badb23db64c1.jpg?v=1649780002","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/cabaletta-poems-of-a-new-york-city-taxi-driver-9781646627271","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}