{"product_id":"taste-the-wild-wonder-poems-paperback","title":"Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeth Little\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eJohn Mark Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTaste the Wild Wonde\u003c\/i\u003er, fresh new poetic voice John Mark Green takes the reader on a transformative journey, awakening the heart to see the world with new eyes. This imaginative collection explores life, mortality, meaning, creativity, love, wonder, and nature, through the windows of 71 poems and 11 interior illustrations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese poems are infused with what the Japanese call \u003ci\u003eyūgen\u003c\/i\u003e - \"a profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe ... and the sad beauty of human suffering\" (Benito Ortolani), and \u003ci\u003ewabi-sabi\u003c\/i\u003e - the beauty of impermanent, imperfect, and transient things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 2014, John Mark Green has grown a worldwide following for his poetry on social media. This is his first book.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the back cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn of the ancient star remnants in our bones and nameless longings of the human heart, this poetry collection explores the firefly flicker of existence amidst the vast reaches of time and space. Capturing feelings of awe and aching beauty which stir the imagination, it illuminates our brief but glorious moment on life's stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImbued with the knowledge that everything we hold beautiful is inexorably slipping through our fingers, these poems are trail markers on a journey of awakening to the wild wonder which surrounds us, leading readers on a whirlwind tour of our place in the grand tapestry of nature, with a perspective which both dazzles and delights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Taste the Wild Wonder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"John Mark Green writes with soul and weaves poetry from love and bones and fire. His new book is art and includes illustrations that complement the words beautifully.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacob Nordby\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003eBlessed Are the Weird - A Manifesto for Creatives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTaste The Wild Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e has delighted my heart with its poetic wisdom and awe-inspiring imagery. It was a joy to read, a shooting star across the sky of those who are looking to heal, to grow, and to find the light and the hope in their lives again.\"\u003cbr\u003e(from her A Better Today Media book review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiz Newman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003eHope Between Heartbeats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTaste the Wild Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare collection of elegant observations of the eternal that doesn't get too puffed up in itself in the process. The poems contain a series of \"short, sharp shocks\" of recognition that are worth reading and re-reading. Some lines, like \"Night is a shameless voyeur,\" remain long in my memory.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert F. Darden\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor\u003cbr\u003eBaylor University\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of more than 25 books, including \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing But Love in God's Water, Volume I: Black Sacred Music from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Penn State University Press, 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798558277920,"sku":"9781725944541","price":13.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b1d050b189ff807ba4b477a000aeaccf.webp?v=1780793188","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/taste-the-wild-wonder-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}