{"product_id":"songs-sharp-tender-paperback","title":"Songs Sharp \u0026 Tender - 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\u003eCarol L. Park\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell-traveled, engaged, and open-eyed, Carol Park invites the reader to enter her profoundly \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eempathetic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e experience-spanning cultures, profound challenges, and deep joys, and taking refuge in the several \"strange harbors\" into which she has directed her delicate craft. All those who appreciate life as a pilgrimage will find a good companion here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Cairns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarol Park's gorgeous and poignant debut collection, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongs Sharp and Tender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, is a love letter to the self in relationship with others and the earth, even as it holds space for the grief and loss that comes with deep love. The poems interrogate the fraught identities both personal and political we often bear, mapping out a path to wholeness and redemption found in the natural world and our interconnectedness. The speaker reflects and wonders as she walks with a friend in the woods, \"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eFog hides our aches and doubts\/churning deep-how to make\/of midlife days some lasting art?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\" Through poems of dazzling images and luminous metaphors, Park reflects on the vulnerability of loved ones in illness and the joys and burdens of bearing a self into the world, heartbreaking scenes of a mother's Alzheimer's, a daughter's leaving, the destabilizing moments of alienation and estrangement we all feel at times even with those we are most close to. And, through it all, a plea and affirmation of forgiveness and reconciliation sustains the poems and us as readers, guiding us on a path toward authenticity in a bewildering and beautiful world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeathen Derr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompelling, elegant, and remarkably honest, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongs Sharp and Tender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with stark, realistic poems that paint an intimate portrait of love, loss, family, and the ever-present need for empathy. In these vibrant poems of nature and biography, Park showcases a true talent for imbuing the smallest human details with authenticity and layered meanings. Each poem maps out the human heart, in all its internal conflicts, with precision and grace. Overflowing with vivid and accessible language, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongs Sharp and Tender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis both intellectually stimulating and emotionally engaging, reminding us of the beautiful complexities of being human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Sibley Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353901547769,"sku":"9781639806171","price":31.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/sJxKMdYsNl9781639806171.webp?v=1769828759","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/songs-sharp-tender-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}