{"product_id":"skin-poems-paperback","title":"Skin: Poems - 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\u003eRobert Vandermolen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first collection in over a decade from a master of his craft, \u003cem\u003eSkin\u003c\/em\u003e reflects earnestly on the miraculous moments found in the daily experiences of human life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime and time again, Robert VanderMolen's poems illuminate the cycles of human interaction alongside the slow-moving patterns of nature: \"bark just separating \/ after nine thousand summers.\" A speaker asks, \"Is everything too old or too new?\" and the resounding answer throughout \u003cem\u003eSkin\u003c\/em\u003e is that it's a bit of both. Colorless birds, \"a deep sweep of wind,\" and arrowheads found in a dying red oak all point to fragmented moments that make up what it means to stitch one's life together. \"Attentiveness is my best friend,\" a speaker remarks off-handedly, but this affair with observation is earnest and real. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkin\u003c\/em\u003e rewards the reader through a tacit understanding that everything in life is part of something larger that we can't see: the endless \"thoughts that slide \/ into notice\" where \"in the chill of privacy \/ one seeks promise.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert VanderMolen\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twelve collections of poetry. He has been publishing poetry since the mid-1960s. His poems appear regularly in periodicals such as the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrand Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParnassus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEpoch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMichigan Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBald Ego\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSaint Ann's Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52728253055283,"sku":"9781571314949","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/D2PyPpbmZE9781571314949.webp?v=1783771306","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/skin-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}