{"product_id":"a-chair-keeps-the-floor-down-paperback","title":"A Chair Keeps the Floor Down - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Dambroff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Chair Keeps the Floor Down\u003c\/em\u003e, celebrates and honors the art of teaching through image-filled love songs to her students, who often spin rather than speak. Through her poetry, Susan chronicles her rich career as a special education teacher, where she engaged in shared fields of discovery with children and families. Her craft of teaching began in adolescence when she tutored a young neighbor with a developmental disability, and grew from there. Susan poems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare grounded in detail and rhythm, giving language to the memory of her students, many of whom could not speak for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection is divided into two sections. In the first, \u003cem\u003e Lately, \u003c\/em\u003eSusan\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003etakes the reader on a journey into the classroom, where the children come alive in vivid details: \"Nathan\/ who loves the sound of milk cartons,\" Sebastian \/who finds the shape of a lamp in everything.\" Throughout this section she weaves in images from her dreams: \"In a dream\/my father is alive with open arms\/ mute little Henry\/ suddenly has the word for run\". In her poem \"Lockdown\", she\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebrings the reader into the very real day to day world of a teacher: \"two teachers\/ huddled in a closet\", and in \"Without Regrets\" she poignantly describes the difficult job of trying to keep her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estudents safe after a rash of school shootings: \"I want to make promises \/I can't keep\/about saving these tiny children\/who after the miraculous downpour \/jump into puddles\/ and watch their footprints \/follow behind them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the second section, \u003cem\u003eTell Me More, \u003c\/em\u003edelves into Susan's passage into retirement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Imprint of Small Hands, she explores the way the rhythm of her life has changed: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I move\/from the staccato routines\/ of a job to do\/to a cat body\/ fluidly rounding\/into all the layers\/yet to bloom.\" In \"At the Public Swimming Pool,\" she reflects on joining a new community of peers, \"We are writers and pagans\/ lawyers and carpenters\/ secretaries and healers...we are teachers\/ who still teach\/ and retired ones \/who remember\/ the beat of the classroom\/with its adrenaline magic\/and fatigue. As she discovers new routines, she finds herself on buses and on streets still noticing the children,\" girl with an eager mouth\/puckering around\/the sweet globe\/ of a lollipop.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Chair Keeps the Floor Down, \u003c\/em\u003e is a poignant and crafted collection of poetry, which not only honors children and teachers, but also gives tribute to the unfolding process of aging: \"I am 65\/ still whirling\/through air\/and water\/bare feet\/curving around rocks\/ to praise the ground.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.11 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42744011882559,"sku":"9781646624546","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d946152827ae33f5cbe75b845e88b500.webp?v=1765166735","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/a-chair-keeps-the-floor-down-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}