{"product_id":"which-seeds-will-grow-poems-paperback","title":"Which Seeds Will Grow?: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Calis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection of poems by Palestinian-American Catholic poet Andrew Calis, \u003ci\u003eWhich Seeds Will Grow? \u003c\/i\u003e​finds hope in the Holy Land. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Grappling with his identity as a Christian Palestinian American, Andrew Calis recalls his father who saw Israeli jets swoop over his house in Jerusalem and a military helicopter fire bullets into his front yard. The same father who wouldn't teach his children Arabic, for fear that they would have accented English, who kept his past close to his chest--unknown to his son. He recounts the death of his grandfather, a grandfather who would beat his father, and for whom he could not fully mourn because Arab men don't cry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Andrew Calis digs through the pain of his family and of his homeland to find the fragile seed of contained life and delicate hope for the Holy Land--and reflects on how tenderly that seed must be nurtured. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Steeped in wonder, \u003ci\u003eWhich Seeds Will Grow?\u003c\/i\u003e explores the past and the present, from ancient Jerusalem to Baltimore's gardens and alleys through the lens of a Palestinian American. The poems are patient, waiting for seasons to end, waiting for space to expand outward, and waiting for light to touch the earth. Despite the difficulty of waiting, readers will find hope in hopelessness and comfort in the contemplation of the world and its sacred mysteries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eWhich Seeds Will Grow?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlanting a Garden \u003cbr\u003e Stealing clippings from neighbors' yards \u003cbr\u003e And smiling as they grew their own blooms \u003cbr\u003e In the safe and hidden rooms where we \u003cbr\u003e Keep watch on them like they are our children. \u003cbr\u003e *** \u003cbr\u003e Nothing grew. We knew this was \u003cbr\u003e A possibility, had read \u003cbr\u003e It sometimes takes two years, \u003cbr\u003e And we hoped in spite of only dirt \u003cbr\u003e For the green that could be anything.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerhaps we dug too shallow or too close \u003cbr\u003e To the shade, or stepped where we had already planted, \u003cbr\u003e Either crushing roots or breaking their curled \u003cbr\u003e First shoots before they broke the surface. \u003cbr\u003e *** \u003cbr\u003e So when one survived, wove a green line \u003cbr\u003e Of its own, thinly sprouting something unknowable, I ran \u003cbr\u003e Inside and for a moment felt \u003cbr\u003e What John must have felt \u003cbr\u003e Leaving Peter, old and unsteadily running, \u003cbr\u003e And running breathlessly \u003cbr\u003e To tell everyone -- \u003cbr\u003e Everyone \u003cbr\u003e What had happened \u003cbr\u003e And how you wouldn't believe your eyes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8.51 x 5.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758539768096,"sku":"9781640609532","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f473a8e82acb9712926685ad270a684a_e77b93f7-ba0e-4a07-88ee-e1a37a29a419.webp?v=1780128966","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/which-seeds-will-grow-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}