{"product_id":"a-different-distance-a-renga-by-marilyn-hacker-and-karthika-nair","title":"A Different Distance: A Renga by Marilyn Hacker and Karthika Naïr","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA COLLABORATIVE POETIC DIALOGUE BORN FROM THE SILENCE OF LOCKDOWN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eWhat happens when two poets, separated by circumstance, turn to the ancient Japanese art of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"92\"\u003erenga\u003c\/i\u003e to bridge the distance? \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"122\"\u003eA Different Distance\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound, beautifully crafted correspondence in verse between Marilyn Hacker and Karthika Naïr, begun in March 2020 as the world retreated into the uncertainty of the global pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eLiving miles apart, these two friends used their poetry to chart the \"differents and sames\" of a year suspended in time. Through alternating tankas, they document the \"plague spring\" and the seasons that followed, marked not just by the waxing and waning of the virus, but by the relentless rhythms of life itself. From the physical battles of cancer and chemotherapy to the aching distance from loved ones in the U.S., Lebanon, and India, these poems bear witness to grief, solidarity, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy this book is a masterpiece of collective wisdom:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Power of Connection:\u003c\/b\u003e An inspiring example of how art can thrive in isolation, turning a \"strange new kind of solitude\" into a shared human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAncient Form, Modern Context:\u003c\/b\u003e Reimagines the traditional Japanese \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"66\"\u003erenga\u003c\/i\u003e—a collaborative, linked poetic form—to make sense of a singular moment in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCompassionate \u0026amp; Playful:\u003c\/b\u003e While dealing with the weight of the pandemic and personal illness, the verse remains at turns poignant, witty, and deeply life-affirming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGlobal Perspective:\u003c\/b\u003e A moving reflection that spans borders, connecting local experiences in Paris with the global challenges felt by communities worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Different Distance\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the fact that even when we are kept apart, our humanity—like \"atoms of water, each captained by protons of hydrogen\"—continues to hurtle forward together.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52424011710747,"sku":null,"price":424.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/91Mgwybvv6L._SL1500.jpg?v=1782882870","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/kn\/products\/a-different-distance-a-renga-by-marilyn-hacker-and-karthika-nair","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}