{"product_id":"a-door-on-the-river-poems-9781633980631","title":"A Door on the River: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable first book, Hornik's poems carry a quiet power rooted in nature, place, and family. We find our own lives in hers--in lyrics that sing of the natural world, the close-held territory of home, the unvoiced drama of family life, of what it means to be the \"Invisible Woman.\" A Door on the River marks the emergence of a beautiful, confident voice in the landscape of American poetry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the Invisible Woman Sees Herself\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Working alone in the house, \u003cbr\u003e I look to the solitary sculls\u003cbr\u003e passing on the river\u003cbr\u003e for a sense that I am\u003cbr\u003e among others.\u003cbr\u003e The geese (my dogs)\u003cbr\u003e convene in the yard\u003cbr\u003e near the water.\u003cbr\u003e A summer\u003cbr\u003e in which much has passed\u003cbr\u003e is now folded and put away.\u003cbr\u003e The quiet is like a pie\u003cbr\u003e behind glass, uncut.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessica Hornik was born and raised in upstate New York and earned degrees from Cornell and New York University. Her poems have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoetry\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew Republic, National Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement, \u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003eYale Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. She and her family make their home in a hamlet along the Mohawk River. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornik, Jessica:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jessica Hornik was born and raised in upstate New York and earned degrees from Cornell and New York University. Her poems have appeared in the Atlantic, Poetry, the New Republic, National Review, the Times Literary Supplement, the Yale Review, and many other publications. She and her family make their home in a hamlet along the Mohawk River.","brand":"Chatwin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493086236946,"sku":"9781633980631","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66fbc3b5-1dad-4499-b231-448333c5c539.jpg?v=1730626911","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-door-on-the-river-poems-9781633980631","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}