{"product_id":"the-place-one-is-paperback","title":"The Place One Is - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartha Ronk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection from celebrated poet Martha Ronk considering the relationship between person, body, and place. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Place One Is \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the intersection of person and place, the ways in which changes in the tangible world alter one's vision, bodily posture, vocabulary, and concern for--to take one example--the dwindling water supply in California. The body's position, its geometry, and the topography of the surrounding land become less and less recognizable as body and world blend together. Gravel giving way underfoot mirrors the way that words dissolve into mumbles, and the skeleton of a rusty car on the sand appears like one's own skeleton. Ronk shows that disintegration here is disintegration there. These poems also wonder at interdependence, considering how lines intersect and continue to connect us to the sea--and to islands, lagoons, greenery, sky, and space. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the first part of the collection, the poems focus on a rural landscape, and in the second part, they consider the overly bright urban world of Los Angeles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Ronk\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twelve books of poetry and one book of short stories, \u003ci\u003eGlass Grapes\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poetry books include \u003ci\u003eSilences\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOcular Proof\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTransfer of Qualities\u003c\/i\u003e (longlisted for the National Book Award), \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePartially Kept\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ein a landscape of having to repeat\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been included in the anthologies \u003ci\u003eLyric Postmodernisms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Hybrid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNot for Mothers Only\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently in \u003ci\u003eNorth American Women Poets in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the emeritus Irma and Jay Price Professor of English at Occidental College in Los Angeles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766732849440,"sku":"9781632431035","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7ef5833afbba6bf5d1ab495d5c31d138.webp?v=1780297824","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-place-one-is-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}