{"product_id":"the-required-assembly-prose-poems-9781950413928","title":"The Required Assembly: Prose Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e[I]magine my glee when I came upon Shivani Mehta's memorable new collection [of prose poems], \u003cem\u003eThe Required Assembly\u003c\/em\u003e. In these minimalist beauties Mehta proves that the tiny is enormous as she effortlessly (and sometimes playfully) moves between myth and reality, both of which often seem interchangeable. The book is also an imaginative autobiography, with seemingly real-life experiences made folkloric through sudden linguistic and thematic surprises, while also being people by stand-ins for the author such as the \"woman with a birdcage on her head,\" the \"Invisible Girl,\" and the \"Woman Who Is Sawed in Half.\" Charles Simic, another minimalist, once wrote, \"The poem I want to write is impossible. A stone that floats.\" In \u003cem\u003eThe Required Assembly\u003c\/em\u003e, Shivani Mehta has created an entire book of such poems. (Peter Johnson)\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-6901312\"\u003eShivani Mehta\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Press 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950413928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1950413926\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-POE023020\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Love \u0026amp; Erotica\u003c\/a\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-POE023040\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Places\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Press 53","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48460191629549,"sku":"9781950413928","price":23.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_1efb640d-f2bf-4309-af69-485d1d568d42.jpg?v=1753662025","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-required-assembly-prose-poems-9781950413928","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}