{"product_id":"close-enough-9798888383148","title":"Close Enough","description":"In \u003cstrong\u003eMike Dillon\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eClose Enough\u003c\/em\u003e, luminous scenes from a lifetime unfold through poetry and prose in a pilgrim's progress toward an I-Thou relationship with the world. The introductory poem, \u003cem\u003eKyoto\u003c\/em\u003e, echoing the Japanese haiku master Basho, sets the tone: \u003cem\u003e to stand in the heart of Kyoto\/longing for Kyoto\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in 1950, Dillon grew up with his father's silent legacy of combat in World War II. In the prose passage, \u003cem\u003eVietnam\u003c\/em\u003e, he waits for the school bus with the other kids when an older boy, doomed to die in Vietnam, pulls a prank that thrills them all. And then: \u003cem\u003eThe school bus neared. The brakes scritched. The yellow door buckled open. And we all boarded for the same destination. For a little while longer.\u003c\/em\u003e Against the backdrop of history, comes the author's personal search for the crossroads of time and eternity, where the there's a light \"\u003cem\u003ethat carries\/an unbroken thread.\/As it was. And is\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eClose Enough\u003c\/em\u003e carries forward the resonant themes from Dillon's 2021 chapbook, \u003cem\u003eThe Return\u003c\/em\u003e, from Finishing Line Press. British reviewer Matthew Paul, writing of \u003cem\u003eThe Return\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eSphinx\u003c\/em\u003e, noted that Dillon \"seems to be seeking a silence just out of reach, bearing the influences of haiku, tanka, Chinese poetry and the likes of Snyder and Rexroth. At his sparest, his poetry takes on a rare limpidity worthy of those influences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11924669\"\u003eMike Dillon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Finishing Line Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888383148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 888838314X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Finishing Line Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44567211835629,"sku":"9798888383148","price":21.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_343620e9-605a-4892-ae69-22db779c5bbc.jpg?v=1701889068","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/close-enough-9798888383148","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}