{"product_id":"rooks-of-rumination-paperback","title":"Rooks of Rumination - 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\u003eDavid Stiller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If the word 'delightful' had not been cheapened by overuse, I'd apply it to David Stiller's book of sonnets. Lest you consider the sonnet a tired old form, imagine that what you're about to read had been written by John Updike. The use of language is so inventive, the rhymes so unforced, that what rises almost as a scent from the sonnet form is a repressed smile of bountiful good humor. This book is a revelation.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePeter Coyote\u003c\/b\u003e, actor, author, Zen Buddhist priest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sequined with music and a panoramic view of the poet's eye in all things, David Stiller brings to us 52 sonnets of wonder, philosophy, dichotomy, unity, and the mundane made beautiful: dogs, tadpoles, and the odd eccentricities of our lives. In \u003ci\u003eRooks of Rumination\u003c\/i\u003e, you will find elegant and taut rhyme and rhythm: 'Resisting indecisions as they spin, \/ I hesitate no more and plummet in.' ... It's not often you find both poetic skill and balanced sensitivity in a full-length collection. But you will find it here, and I think you will benefit greatly from reading Stiller. It may become a habit.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eEdward Nudelman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of five poetry books, retired cancer research scientist, owner of many ducks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his \"Ode on a Grecian Urn,\" Keats invites us to a posture of contemplative longing, where \"Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard \/ Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on[.]\" This kōan-like encounter begins with the outer world perceived through our senses and teasingly tilts us toward veiled, inner questions of meaning and being. From that position, willingly captive, we might choose to tilt yet further toward more intrepid exploration, slipping eventually into one sidereal orbit or another, at least for the duration of an attentive pause-before wheeling off again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume of fifty-two sonnets traces the passage of a year through lenses of my personal experience. My hope is that these poems offer you a similar invitation to reflect, as the impressions and memories did me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48330588356857,"sku":"9798994619810","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/xsenGdnV0D9798994619810.webp?v=1777380782","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/rooks-of-rumination-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}