{"product_id":"dancing-mockingbird-paperback","title":"Dancing Mockingbird - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Dale Davison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eDancing Mockingbird, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Steven Davison conveys a vision of nature that is at once scientifically grounded and deeply personal. The poems of human love enfolded into his vivid responses to birds and trees, rivers and sand, reflect the sensory richness of the volume as a whole. Another special strength of his collection is Davison's ability to ground his intensely lyrical poems in the firm, spoken cadences of an authentic voice. This is a book to which I will return with pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Robert Pack, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading the Mountains of Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eImagining the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteven Davison's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eDancing Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis written by a poet who possesses a deep sense of spirituality. It is this spirituality, and a love for the natural world that give Davison his sense of place and meaning. \u003ci\u003eMockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e is a canticle to nature and the ways it touches us. The poems are apocalyptic: \"Oaks crash. Dunes drown, the shoreline reaches inland, flooding the decade's inner courts. Volcanoes belch. The planet's mantle quakes and splits. Cities meet their makers.\" The poems are intimate: \"In sleep as deep as shadows of mountains are my dreams of you.\" Throughout, there is a beauty of language and imagery that made this collection a great pleasure to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-John David Muth, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eMisanthropes Rarely Procreate\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is candor here, and a close sensitivity to the wonders of our world-and hints of a world beyond that we do not know. The poems are sensual, and emit a willingness to share with us Steven's deep connections to our inter-connected beingness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Judith McNally, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eChopping without Chopping (micro-dialogues)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706833473599,"sku":"9781639800810","price":26.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2c95cf31fa389b0e845ac64ef6bd2dbc.webp?v=1765041829","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dancing-mockingbird-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}