{"product_id":"exits-selected-poems-9781957638683","title":"Exits: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Pollock's poetry is brilliant\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Kristiana Reed, editor-in-chief, Free Verse Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen C. Pollock's poetry collection \u003cem\u003eExits\u003c\/em\u003e explores the beauty and frailty of life, the cycles of nature, and the promise of renewal. \u003c\/strong\u003e Musical and multilayered, the poems in \u003cem\u003eExits\u003c\/em\u003e have drawn comparisons to the poetry of Seamus Heaney and the sonnets of William Shakespeare. \u003cem\u003eExits\u003c\/em\u003e has been honored with the Gold Medal for poetry in the 2023 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards and the Silver Medal for poetry in the 2024 Feathered Quill Book Awards. Echoing these accolades, Midwest Book Review declares: \u003cem\u003e \"Exits\u003c\/em\u003e is a book that has profoundly impacted the literary world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Exits . . . is a magnificent work\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Readers' Favorite Reviews, 5.0 stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Exits exemplifies the musicality of language\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Foreword-Clarion Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Full of wit, insight and provocative imagery, Exits is a masterful collection\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- IndieReader, 5.0 stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Exits is a book that has profoundly impacted the literary world\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Midwest Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in Exits comprise a meditation on life's transience. Many of the images and metaphors are drawn from nature. In addition, each poem is paired with a piece of artwork intended to resonate with the writing and enhance the reader's experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery life is finite. Awareness of death's inevitability profoundly affects each person's perspective on their life and its meaning. In a world ravaged by contagion, climate change, famine, and war, Exits dovetails with the prevailing zeitgeist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Windtree Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50720021905682,"sku":"9781957638683","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e308261-4624-4d3f-aa6d-aec68eb69a5b.jpg?v=1734671110","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/exits-selected-poems-9781957638683","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}