{"product_id":"the-ridge-paperback","title":"The Ridge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Bringhurst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new collection from one of Canada's finest contemporary poets.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e, Robert Bringhurst offers a work of nonfiction in poetic form, intensely focused on the ecological past, present and future of the West Coast of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the book's heart is a long poem, \"The Ridge,\" in which Bringhurst makes meticulous use of scientific language and, with a poet's perspective and precision, translates abstract concepts into tangible and devastating imagery. Global energy consumption is measured in cords of wood instead of BTUs or megawatts; subatomic particles demarcating time and space are prayer flags tearing free in the slow destruction of the solar system. In dazzling prose that weaves together the physical and the metaphysical, Bringhurst shifts his attention from tiny spores to fish farms, the spirit world, telescopes and epistemology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeautiful, profound and insightful, \u003cem\u003eThe Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e reflects the author's reputation as one of Canada's most esteemed poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.43 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696305082431,"sku":"9781990776250","price":27.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/11589cc2d2def5e4dfc67e88275374ff.webp?v=1765006648","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-ridge-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}