{"product_id":"the-church-of-the-love-of-the-world-hardcover","title":"The Church of the Love of the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGrace Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThings being so urgent, when you\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e open a book its leaves should take you \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eback to the forest they came from ... \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e('Vestige') \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo opens the first poem in Grace Wells' \u003cem\u003eThe Church of the Love of the World, \u003c\/em\u003ea book that begs us to \"only connect\" as it explores our individual roles - and the role of poetry itself - in these troubling times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once sure-footed and curious, optimistic and on the brink of despair, as well as stand-out lyric moments, the book features a number of longer poems and sequences, among them the extraordinary 'She Gathers the Wild Grasses' which explores our very real dependence on grasses, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e the evolution of society itself made possible by their contribution. As elsewhere, memory, myth, anecdote and hands-on experience are all woven together to produce, among other things,\"my own dough - \/\/ something forever illiterate \/ and welcome \/ in signing each crust with my mark\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Church of the Love of the World \u003c\/em\u003eis a powerful and passionate new book, confirming the promise of Wells' previous collection, \u003cem\u003eFur, \u003c\/em\u003edescribed in \u003cem\u003ePoetry Ireland Review \u003c\/em\u003eas work \"that enlarges the possibilities of poetry\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750792495392,"sku":"9781910251973","price":33.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/910ba5d84eab0961dfe528507dc10594.webp?v=1779958030","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-church-of-the-love-of-the-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}