{"product_id":"answer-to-blue-paperback","title":"Answer to Blue - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRussell Thornton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA masterful new collection by award-winning poet Russell Thornton.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \"Greek Fire,\" one of the poems in Russell Thornton's astonishing new collection, the central image is of fire burning through water: \"water is a bridge \/ for a fire to come into the world.\" This image also illuminates the driving force that animates the poems in \u003ci\u003eAnswer to Blue\u003c\/i\u003e. The stillness and quiet depth characteristic of Thornton's poetry are here shot through with an irresistible vitality, a flame of mythic resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe past, both ancient and recent, exerts a gravitational pull throughout the collection, with Greek myths, family histories and biblical passages unearthed and examined, forgotten and returned to, giving way in a cyclical rhythm to the transient presence of young children and the death of a parent. With a clarity that pierces through the mist of daily routine, Thornton gives attention to transitional states, pausing at the often rushed-through moments of change, and also examines the phenomenon of perception itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection's response to D.H. Lawrence's question--\"Oh what in you can answer to this blueness?\"--is both an answer and a challenge, an achievement of beauty that contains the seed of something more enduring and sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698747347007,"sku":"9781550179675","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c71b41df3fcb6d7748c86570b4e58980.webp?v=1765011241","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/answer-to-blue-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}