{"product_id":"when-things-go-wrong","title":"When Things Go Wrong","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHEN THINGS GO WRONG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoems by I.B. Iskov\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA searching, deeply human collection of poems about endurance and attention.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWhat stays with us when everything else slips away? In this honest and wide-ranging collection, I.B. (Bunny) Iskov writes through pain, memory, illness, faith, and the ordinary moments that shape a life. Rooted in clarity and feeling, these poems move from the deeply personal to the historical and cultural, touching on loneliness, resilience, aging, identity, and the search for meaning in a complicated world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhether reflecting on childhood, confronting physical suffering, or bearing witness to injustice, Iskov writes with a voice that is both disarming and restorative. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Things Go Wrong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a testament to endurance, to the power of expression, and to the belief that—even in the darkest hours—something in us continues to reach for light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraise for I.B. (Bunny) Iskov:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I.B. ‘Bunny’ Iskov is the nurturing Muse of The Ontario Poetry Society and its presiding inventor. She has done service to Poetry—and she serves Poets.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—George Elliott Clarke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I.B. Iskov is a mistress of the quotidian. Her ability to tap images and distill insights from telling moments across time and lives is both natural and practiced.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Elana Woolf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Bunny Iskov writes poems that skirt the edges and plunge the swirling eddies of sorrow and joy, bringing with her the light of language and music of poetry.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—John B. Lee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Iskov’s approaches are invariably fresh, often quirky or somewhat offbeat, and never tame or predictable… A sensibility sharply observant yet also able to take a dreamily fanciful turn… Striking phrases draw the reader into inward psychological landscapes.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Allan Briesmaster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Iskov’s poems are a window to her deep and personal encounters with the world. They are also her catharsis.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Fran Figge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I.B. (Bunny) Iskov is like the Energizer Bunny… that just keeps going and going and going.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Debbie Okun Hill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A jewel of beauty and wisdom.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Josie Di Sciascio-Andrews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI.B. (Bunny) Iskov is the founder of The Ontario Poetry Society and an award-winning poet whose work has appeared widely in anthologies and literary journals. Her previous collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne Place the Light Remains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Mosaic Press, 2025), continues her longstanding contribution to the literary arts. She lives and writes in North York, Ontario.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGenre: Poetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003ePublisher: Mosaic Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eISBN: \u003c\/span\u003e9781771619363\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePages: 84 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eDimensions: 6 x 9 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePrice $ 25.95 CDN\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e$19.95 USD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"831\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"831\"\u003eContinue Exploring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYou might also be interested in:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"984\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1gw2u5e\" data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"867\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mosaicpress.ca\/products\/one-place-the-light-remains-poems-new-selected\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlso by I.B. (Bunny) Iskov\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7etf8v\" data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"910\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mosaicpress.ca\/search?q=poetry\"\u003eBrowse contemporary poetry collections\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eRead a Passage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI Still Have Faith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ein the olive branch:\u003cbr\u003epeace will come cheaper when\u003cbr\u003eeveryone wants it;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eafter washing our hands\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eof all the problems in the world,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003emornings will be easier to accept;\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ewe will all rejoice when all doomsday missiles\u003cbr\u003eare flung into the oblivion of space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I.B. 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