{"product_id":"wherever-we-mean-to-be-selected-poems-1975-2015-paperback","title":"Wherever We Mean to Be: Selected Poems, 1975-2015 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobyn Sarah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning forty years and ten previously published collections, \u003cem\u003eWherever We Mean to Be\u003c\/em\u003e is the first substantial selection of Robyn Sarah's poems since 1992. Chosen by the author, the 97 poems in this new volume highlight the versatility of a poet who moves easily between free verse, traditional forms, and prose poems. Familiar favorites are here, along with lesser-known poems that collectively round out a retrospective of the themes and concerns that have characterized this poet's work from the start.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarm, direct, and intimate, accessible even at their most enigmatic, seemingly effortless in their musicality, the poems are a meditation on the passage of time, transience, and mortality. Natural and seasonal cycles are a backdrop to human hopes and longings, to the mystery and grace to be found in ordinary moments, and the pleasures, sorrows, and puzzlements of being human in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobyn Sarah\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight poetry collections, two collections of short stories, and a book of essays on poetry. Her writing has appeared widely in Canada and the United States, and her poems have been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eFifteen Canadian Poets x 2\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFifteen Canadian Poets x 3\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bedford Introduction to Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Norton Anthology of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and in Garrison Keillor's \u003ci\u003eGood Poems for Hard Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She won the Governor General's Award in 2015 for her collection \u003ci\u003eMy Shoes Are Killing Me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770202882336,"sku":"9781771961806","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/349f760d691f1beb59310b9c76576343.webp?v=1780366877","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wherever-we-mean-to-be-selected-poems-1975-2015-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}