{"product_id":"skin-poems-9781571314949","title":"Skin: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first collection in over a decade from a master of his craft, \u003cem\u003eSkin\u003c\/em\u003e reflects earnestly on the miraculous moments found in the daily experiences of human life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime and time again, Robert VanderMolen's poems illuminate the cycles of human interaction alongside the slow-moving patterns of nature: \"bark just separating \/ after nine thousand summers.\" A speaker asks, \"Is everything too old or too new?\" and the resounding answer throughout \u003cem\u003eSkin\u003c\/em\u003e is that it's a bit of both. Colorless birds, \"a deep sweep of wind,\" and arrowheads found in a dying red oak all point to fragmented moments that make up what it means to stitch one's life together. \"Attentiveness is my best friend,\" a speaker remarks off-handedly, but this affair with observation is earnest and real. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkin\u003c\/em\u003e rewards the reader through a tacit understanding that everything in life is part of something larger that we can't see: the endless \"thoughts that slide \/ into notice\" where \"in the chill of privacy \/ one seeks promise.\"\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-13362791\"\u003eRobert Vandermolen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571314949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571314946\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-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\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-POE023040\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Places\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert VanderMolen\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twelve collections of poetry. He has been publishing poetry since the mid-1960s. His poems appear regularly in periodicals such as the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrand Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParnassus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEpoch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMichigan Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBald Ego\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSaint Ann's Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684786770157,"sku":"9781571314949","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_03c8d6d0-ff08-4f48-9ce6-08aa5d9bb7f1.jpg?v=1649758734","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/skin-poems-9781571314949","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}