{"product_id":"diving-and-rising-paperback","title":"Diving and Rising - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLois Rosen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading Lois Rosen's \u003cem\u003eDiving and Rising, \u003c\/em\u003e immediately I feel the warm presence of the person who has made the poetry. This poet has grown from a self-assertive child to a generous-spirited woman. She has ejected herself from the constricting environment of her parents' one-bedroom Yonkers apartment but, even from across the continent in Oregon, vividly evokes both its dreariness and the delights that burst open its walls. People whom the poet has admired, students she fondly remembers, friends dear to her, and her mother, whose resisted admonishments she now recalls with understanding-all come alive on the page. So, wonderfully, does the poet herself. She is a kindergarten ballerina wearing her tutu all day, a young diver with no need of a springboard, a South Bronx middle school teacher taking her class to a Park Avenue avian specialist to get care for an injured duck. She stays at the hospital for a friend's surgery and giggles with her afterward as they share a cherry popsicle treat. Stroking a Japanese anemone's velvety stems, she remembers that her mother's only garden was a sweet potato rooted in a glass. She thrills at the taste of fresh pizza in Rome. Cuddling with her husband on the couch as they watch \"Dancing with the Stars,\" she \"give s] us a 9.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is full of spunk. She is all tenderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -Eleanor Berry\u003c\/strong\u003e, Past President, National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Author of \u003cem\u003eNo Constant Hues \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eOnly So Far\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Even the sweetest berries leave stains.\" Such is the feast of Lois Rosen's poetry. In a lifetime-spanning leap, this collection dives deep into heartbreaks, losses, and injustices and surfaces buoyant with grace. \u003cem\u003eDiving and Rising\u003c\/em\u003e will stain your fingers with the delicate complexity of witness and wonder. It will stoke your appetite for life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -Sage Cohen\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eWriting the Life Poetic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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 February 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728410087487,"sku":"9781646624355","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a4aeee1c8227c62e755091c3b3e9845b.webp?v=1765118409","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/diving-and-rising-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}