{"product_id":"this-is-the-lightness-paperback","title":"This Is the Lightness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Barton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e This Is the Lightness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e are fired with imagination and the fragility of the human experience. Rachel Barton has created a collection of poetry that takes the reader on a journey through the natural world; explores the concept of identity and belonging; honors our sacred connections with family and friends through aging, death, and loss; and tackles the present-day with all its perils and possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\"These are poems that offer a world of surprises and beauty with the gift of memorable language.\"-Doug Stone, author, \u003cem\u003eSitting in Powell's Watching Burnside Dissolve in Rain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis Is the Lightness\u003c\/em\u003e welcomes the reader into its poem-world through intriguing and often surprising narrative, lush natural imagery, close attention to sound and flow, quirky humor-and most strikingly, a tonal tendency that's simultaneously serious and light-hearted.\"-Marjorie Power, author of\u003cem\u003e Sufficient Emptiness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\"...her attention to detail is disarming. She travels far, but always returns home, only to find something wild within herself.\"-Karah Kemmerly, co-founder of Conjunction Press\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739711737919,"sku":"9781956285178","price":24.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0395ad9e8a2dbd4bfef4ee67eafaa3e5.webp?v=1765157568","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/this-is-the-lightness-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}