{"product_id":"skin-poems-9781571314949","title":"Skin: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e“A testament to watchfulness.” — NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 148g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 140 x 215 x 11 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781571314949\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert VanderMolen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098890399994,"sku":"9781571314949","price":9.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1646142408748_book.jpg?v=1646909190","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/skin-poems-9781571314949","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}