{"product_id":"leaf-collection-9781638042280","title":"Leaf Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese poems present snapshots of forms we associate with nature - trees, seasons, birds, insects, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emothers - but what makes it into each frame isn't really familiar. Plants, flowers, and leaves are not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe still-life subject of odes, nor are they the setting for paradise but rather a universe unto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethemselves, wholly indifferent to human viewers. Readers may find they need to consult an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eillustrated guide to trees or reevaluate their attitude towards spiders. Leaf Collection cycles through\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe seasons and generations in search of any meaning to be made in a world where the human\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprotagonist is not the star of the show but rather one word in a much longer sentence. The voice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewithin these poems finds both blessing and cruelty in nature, salvation in decay. Because \"that which\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edestroys what we've built is also what saves us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarshall, Hannah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHannah Marshall lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she works at the public library. Marshall's four poems have been published in The Best American Poetry, New Ohio Review, The American Journal of Poetry, Four Way Review, Poetry Daily, and elsewhere. She received her MFA in creative writing from Converse University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clemson University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52127692587282,"sku":"9781638042280","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ed5ef278-952a-44d5-bfc4-cdd399e648b6.jpg?v=1773743416","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leaf-collection-9781638042280","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}