{"product_id":"prairiehead-9781639803972","title":"Prairiehead","description":"Brian Palmer admirably writes against the grain of our current trends in verse by reclaiming the freedom to rhyme, or not; to count syllables, or not; to declare feelings openly, or not-depending on each poem's need. And these poems are all about need. The need \"to eat \/ our cache of bitter food, to deem ourselves \/ as beautiful. And finally, to be fed.\" This need lifts Palmer's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrairiehead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e toward intensities of music and feeling and form that, in turn, make reading him an unusually elevating experience.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate emeritus and author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder Sleep's New Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMake no mistake-these are love poems, poems that explore and celebrate love-not as a concept but as a thing in motion-within \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe rolling swells of sea green desert sage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e here in \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe rising belly of the west.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eA refreshing first collection by a humble denizen of the lyrical earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Wendy Videlock, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Poetic Imaginarium: A Worthy Difficulty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHearkening back to the Romantic poets, Brian Palmer's lyrical collection\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrairiehead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is deeply rooted in the natural world. These technically sound poems are rich in awe and wonder and capture a sense of timelessness and existential longing. Wistful, spirited, and alive, these strong, soulful poems mark a powerful debut, enjoyable to a wide swath of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Jodie Hollander, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNocturne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50401252311314,"sku":"9781639803972","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_818bd5b1-5d17-4c71-a0cb-b1a58d7ea35d.jpg?v=1729128256","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/prairiehead-9781639803972","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}