{"product_id":"terra-incognita-poems-paperback","title":"Terra Incognita: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara Henning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese masterful elegies follow the contours of a troubled mother-daughter relationship, explore the paradoxes of mourning, and relish the complicated joys of perseverance to map not only how one makes sense of the world but also how one reenters it after experiencing a transformative loss.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into four sections, this poignant collection begins with \"Terra Inferna,\" which chronicles a single mother's attempt to raise her daughter in 1980s rural Georgia. \"Terra Incognita\" follows the daughter's journey across states, out of devastating poverty, and into a loving marriage, as her mother loses her battle with colon cancer. In \"Terra Nova,\" the speaker meditates on her mother's passing, her crisis of meaning turning to revelation of legacy's love. \"Terra Firma\" brings closure, as the speaker reconciles her grief while rediscovering how to find joy in life's small moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Henning\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eView from True North\u003c\/i\u003e, cowinner of the 2017 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition Award and the 2019 High Plains Book Award. Her honors include the Lynda Hull Memorial Poetry Prize, the George Bogin Memorial Award, the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award, and awards from the Sewanee Writers' Conference and the Vermont Studio Center. Her work has been published in journals such as \u003ci\u003eQuarterly West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrab Orchard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWitness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrazyhorse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeridian\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eCincinnati Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives and writes in Huntington, West Virginia, where she teaches at Marshall University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8.27 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766803562784,"sku":"9780821424759","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aefe88743802b6fcc0d8597575e43b7a.webp?v=1780299294","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/terra-incognita-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}