{"product_id":"a-suit-or-a-suitcase-poems-9781668090053","title":"A Suit or a Suitcase: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith returns with a new \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecollection of poems on the sometimes-blurry distinction between mind and body, and how the self shifts and moves through time and space.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe title of Maggie Smith's new collection comes from the eponymous poem: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou ask what I'll miss about this life.\u003cbr\u003e Everything but cruelty, I think.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut you want one specific thing, \u003cbr\u003e so here--I'll miss my body. I'll miss\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eits companionship, how it's traveled\u003cbr\u003e with me, never leaving me--\u0026amp; by \u003c\/i\u003eme\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI mean my mind. My soul? My self?\u003cbr\u003e I don't know what to call it, and besides, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003emy body hasn't traveled with me.\u003cbr\u003e I've traveled inside it. Do I wear it\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eor does it carry me? Is the body a suit\u003cbr\u003e or a suitcase?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin, poems turn over the strange relationships between the body and the mind, the self and the world. With her signature tenderness and clarity of observation, and with stunning swoops of imagination, Smith considers--and reconsiders--what it is to be human: Does one life matter in the grand scheme of space and time? How can it be that we are the same people we were ten, twenty, or thirty years ago, but also different people? And could there be more to life, just beyond the borders of we can experience? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach poem is an ode to the power of our minds and proof that both a life and a self, whether within a suit or a suitcase, is infinitely expandable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maggie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.09h x 5.51w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668090053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaggie Smith is the award-winning \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of nine books of poetry and prose, including \u003ci\u003eA Suit or a Suitcase\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Could Make This Place Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoldenrod\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Keep Moving\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Thoughts Have Wings. \u003c\/i\u003e She has been widely published, appearing in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. She is the host of\u003ci\u003e The Slowdown\u003c\/i\u003e. You can find her on social media @MaggieSmithPoet.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Maggie Smith \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47792836509853,"sku":"9781668090053","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b8f613fa-8b6c-49ba-b3ea-81f1ab9c5ed8.jpg?v=1774982911","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-suit-or-a-suitcase-poems-9781668090053","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}