{"product_id":"church-of-the-robins-ha-ha-john-burroughs-natural-religion-and-other-poems-paperback","title":"Church of the Robin's Ha-Ha!: John Burroughs' \"Natural Religion\" and Other Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Richey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChurch of the Robin's Ha-Ha!\u003c\/em\u003e, the title poem of this collection, underscores John Burroughs' essentially religious connection to nature. For the famed Catskill naturalist and writer, \"heaven on earth\" was no mere cliché, but a reality. His parents' Calvinist preoccupation with the heaven to come, seemed to him tragically misguided and counter-productive. Still, as Anne Richey reminds us, Burroughs' love for the earth was tempered by eyes determinedly wide open: yes, bird song enchants us, but somewhere a snake is devouring a baby bird. In other poems, all set in the Catskills, Richey keeps faith with Burroughs' devotion to the near-at-hand - the sunlit and the dark: a doting mother photographs her two boys, a dog cowers in fear, a man appears to walk on water . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796354433312,"sku":"9781944037789","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2f68fdf171d8c6921470e1c86d95be50.webp?v=1780755526","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/church-of-the-robins-ha-ha-john-burroughs-natural-religion-and-other-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}