{"product_id":"penitential-cries-paperback","title":"Penitential Cries - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Howe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eWhat labor to live forever. Speak of the elect what can you do in all this world so much life in the little of it. \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn four parts, Susan Howe's new book opens with the arresting long prose poem \"Penitential Cries,\" followed by a group of word-collages \"Sterling Park in the Dark,\" \"The Deserted Shelf,\" and finally a brief sparrow poem. Speaking of her new work written in \"the evening of life,\" Howe quotes Thomas Wyatt: \u003cem\u003eMy galley, chargèd with forgetfulness, \/ thorough sharp seas in winter nights doth pass\u003c\/em\u003e. She says: \"I love those two lines. Between trespass and penitence. In the wilderness of the Book Stack Tower inquiry is trespass. Now at eighty-seven,\" the poet adds, regarding \u003cem\u003ePenitential Cries\u003c\/em\u003e, \"I want to express my pilgrim's progress between rocks and paper places. The clock is ticking. It's getting late. Supper is on the table. Our father lies full fifty fathoms five. A storm is coming.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52731259617587,"sku":"9780811239820","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Mv9nobAifw9780811239820.webp?v=1763852219","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/penitential-cries-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}