{"product_id":"rivers-to-the-sea-9781513295954","title":"Rivers to the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRivers to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (1915) is a poetry collection by Sara Teasdale. The poet's third collection, published several years before she was awarded the 1918 Pulitzer Prize, is a masterful collection of lyric poems meditating on life, romance, and the natural world. Somber and celebratory, symbolic and grounded in experience, \u003ci\u003eRivers to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e revels in the mystery of existence itself. \"The park is filled with night and fog, \/ The veils are drawn about the world, \/ The drowsy lights along the paths \/ Are dim and pearled.\" \"Spring Night,\" the collection's opening poem, begins in quiet reverie, its speaker appreciating the beauty and mystery of a silent world while suffering from heartache and uncertainty: \"Oh, is it not enough to be \/ Here with this beauty over me? \/ My throat should ache with praise, and I \/ Should kneel in joy beneath the sky. \/ Oh, beauty are you not enough?\" A lyric poet to her core, Teasdale explores the highs and lows of love in her own life and in the lives of strangers. Personal and communal, public and private, her work is a testament to a life spent in observance. For Teasdale, a poet who merges an abiding affection for flora and fauna with a critical distance from human affairs, the belief in the life of the world, with or without us, is enough. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sara Teasdale's \u003ci\u003eRivers to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work of American poetry reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeasdale, Sara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack London\u003c\/b\u003e (1876-1916) was an American novelist and journalist. Born in San Francisco to Florence Wellman, a spiritualist, and William Chaney, an astrologer, London was raised by his mother and her husband, John London, in Oakland. An intelligent boy, Jack went on to study at the University of California, Berkeley before leaving school to join the Klondike Gold Rush. His experiences in the Klondike--hard labor, life in a hostile environment, and bouts of scurvy--both shaped his sociopolitical outlook and served as powerful material for such works as \"To Build a Fire\" (1902), \u003ci\u003eThe Call of the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e (1903), and \u003ci\u003eWhite Fang\u003c\/i\u003e (1906). When he returned to Oakland, London embarked on a career as a professional writer, finding success with novels and short fiction. In 1904, London worked as a war correspondent covering the Russo-Japanese War and was arrested several times by Japanese authorities. Upon returning to California, he joined the famous Bohemian Club, befriending such members as Ambrose Bierce and John Muir. London married Charmian Kittredge in 1905, the same year he purchased the thousand-acre Beauty Ranch in Sonoma County, California. London, who suffered from numerous illnesses throughout his life, died on his ranch at the age of 40. A lifelong advocate for socialism and animal rights, London is recognized as a pioneer of science fiction and an important figure in twentieth century American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mint Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50862328021266,"sku":"9781513295954","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_26845bc8-9ba2-44bb-afc0-5c119f3a3e04.jpg?v=1737620142","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rivers-to-the-sea-9781513295954","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}