{"product_id":"elemental-poems-paperback","title":"Elemental: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Owens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eElemental\u003c\/i\u003e, Scott Owens has crafted poems of praise and witness that connect me more deeply to the world and to my own heart. The language is both elegant and precise, that is to say, elemental. \"I'm here for the trees,\" begins one poem, and then in another, he writes about eating wild strawberries, \"little else could make me feel more alive.\" These poems explore the natural world with wonder, curiosity, and astonishment. Like any good naturalist, Owens looks and sees deeply, asks questions, makes connections, and shares with the reader what he learns. Whether it is through the lens of a mature gardener elbow-deep in earth or a traveler venturing into new terrain, these poems bring the reader to a place where \"everyone remembers\/what it means to live.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Pat Riviere-Seel, author of \u003ci\u003eBecause I Did Not Drown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's all happening here. Just look: \u003ci\u003eafter rain the hills \/ fill up with mist, everything \/ else just memory\u003c\/i\u003e. Just?! Perhaps the mist is forgetfulness, perhaps ignorance or willful turning away, nevertheless mist must part and memory stride out into the open, called forth by the elemental poetry of Scott Owens. \u003ci\u003eElemental\u003c\/i\u003e is seeking, discovery, self-revelation, assurance; Scott shares with us his essentials, those things in life possible to trust and to love. Shape of tree, breath of breeze, turning season, end of days - from these lines may we each stride out to discover our own home on this earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Bill Griffin, naturalist and poet at \u003cb\u003eVerse \u0026amp; Image\u003c\/b\u003e (griffinpoetry.com)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Owens delves deep into the simple but precious things we take for granted and opens our eyes, to see what he sees, what he hears, and feels, to bring into consciousness those elemental parts of life. An emotionally intelligent person, he lives and breathes poetry, and we are the fortunate recipients. In this book, Scott's diversity of poetry rings out. Places from Arizona to Hayesville, NC, from the death of his beloved dog to Haiku. Each page takes us on a journey. We are eager to see where we will go next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Glenda Beall, author of \u003ci\u003eNow Might As Well Be Then\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Owens is the author of 24 collections of poetry and a recipient of awards from the Academy of American Poets, the Pushcart Prize Anthology, the Next Generation\/Indie Lit Awards, the North Carolina Writers Network, the North Carolina Poetry Society, and the Poetry Society of South Carolina. His poems have been featured on \u003ci\u003eThe Writer's Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e eight times, and his articles about writing poetry have been used in \u003ci\u003ePoet's Market \u003c\/i\u003efour times. He has been twice nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award and for North Carolina Poet Laureate. Owens holds degrees from Ohio University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is Professor of Poetry at Lenoir-Rhyne University and a former editor of \u003ci\u003eWild Goose Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSouthern Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He owns and operates Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse and Gallery and coordinates Poetry Hickory in Hickory, NC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 126\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353869697273,"sku":"9798899330025","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/alfJL-ktYV9798899330025.webp?v=1769828700","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/elemental-poems-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}