{"product_id":"talking-to-shadows-poems-9780807172728","title":"Talking to Shadows: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eWolves howl in the hollow of night, cats yowl from crags and forests, but people describe sunsets, address their dead, pray to what they feel may lie beyond the stars, and perhaps even take note of mysterious figures lurking in alleys. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTalking to Shadows, \u003c\/i\u003e his latest collection of poems, Ron Houchin replies with sensitivity and wit to things noticed or sensed, offering a celebration of sights, sounds, and objects that elicit responses through the phenomena of their being. Whether evoking the presage of a coming ice age, a photo of an unknown ancestor in a family album, or the presence of nature during a lone walk across a night field, Houchin's poems converse with the shadows of existence that permeate a world filled with beauty and mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-486128\"\u003eRon Houchin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807172728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807172723\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-POE023030\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Nature\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- \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Houchin\u003c\/b\u003e has published eight books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Saws Us in Half, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuseum Crows, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlanet of the Best Love Songs.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBirmingham Poetry Review, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Five Points, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePoetry Northwest, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eSouthwest Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. A retired schoolteacher, he lives on the banks of the Ohio River across from Huntington, West Virginia, where he gre\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43348831011053,"sku":"9780807172728","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1dabdd06-727c-4590-acca-0e9c87cb4e82.jpg?v=1664033556","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/talking-to-shadows-poems-9780807172728","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}