{"product_id":"the-tether-poems-paperback","title":"The Tether: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraceful and resonant new work by a lyric poet at the height of his skill.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs I understand it, I could\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ecall him. Though it would help, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eit is not required that I give him\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ea name first. Also, nothing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esays he stops, then, or must turn.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--from The Figure, the Boundary, the Light \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the art of falconry, during training the tether between the gloved fist and the raptor's anklets is gradually lengthened and eventually unnecessary. In these new lyric poems, Carl Phillips considers the substance of connection -- between lover and beloved, mind and body, talon and perch -- and ts the cable of mutual trust between soaring figure and shadowed ground. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContemporary literature can perhaps claim no poetry more clearly allegorical than that of Carl Phillips, whose four collections have turned frequently to nature, myth, and history for illustration; still, readers know the primary attributes of his work to be its physicality, grace, and disarming honesty about desire and faith. In \u003ci\u003eThe Tether\u003c\/i\u003e, his fifth book, Phillips's characteristically cascading poetic line is leaner and more dramatic than ever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Phillips \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of four books of poems, including \u003ci\u003ePastoral \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e From the Devotions\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award. He is an associate professor of English and of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.27 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694651969599,"sku":"9780374528454","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c779d103506521988a288e4dcd9d175e.webp?v=1765001825","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-tether-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}