{"product_id":"water-the-rocks-make-paperback","title":"Water the Rocks Make - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid McElroy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems of \u003ci\u003eWater the Rocks Make\u003c\/i\u003e commit into words the turbulence of emotion and thought stirred up by life's events: family trauma, psychiatric instability, the legal system, the death of a loved one, identity, cultural displacement, work, loss, creativity, and through everything, love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set primarily in Alaska, where author David McElroy has lived most of his life, the real action in these poems is in thought--the mind coming to terms (words) with consciousness, the mixing and rendering of reality and imagination. McElroy delves down the many rapid turns toward meaning through these contemplations on personification of a long-tailed boat in Asia; Adam tasked with naming the creatures; synthesizing the agony of accident, disease, and death; Descartes musing about an oilfield bridge; the excitement of sensual love; or the history and creativity emerging from a landfill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There is sadness here, but through the rigorous manipulation of imagery, rhythm, and sound, \u003ci\u003eWater the Rocks Make\u003c\/i\u003e strives to \"...contribute their daily\/ details in our remarkable trick of happiness...to rise from the mulch\/ of dreams like seedling teak goofy with life\/ and floppy leaves.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid McElroy\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired commercial pilot of small planes in the Arctic and a former smokejumper, fisherman, taxi driver, and English teacher. He is the author of three books of poetry, \u003ci\u003eMaking It Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMark Making\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJust Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, and been published in regional and national journals such as \u003ci\u003eAlaska Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCirque\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnteaus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChicago Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.82 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692167335999,"sku":"9781602234574","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a7e39c978dae4168e7a7906e1bb5c51e.webp?v=1764994551","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/water-the-rocks-make-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}