{"product_id":"the-river-of-perpetual-departure-paperback","title":"The River of Perpetual Departure - 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\u003eConnie Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Exploration into vastness and minute detail...How stars are going about their billion-miles-away business...\" Connie Johnstone examines and celebrates with a naturalist's passion and photographer's eye throughout this wonderful, wide-ranging collection. Johnstone's work as a Hospice chaplain infuses the poems with a compassionate intimacy. Yes, we are all afloat in the river of perpetual departure, but these poems hold hands with us; they remind us we are, no matter what, always in it together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Kelly-DeWitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrangible Operas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe River of Perpetual Departure, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e former Hospice chaplain Connie Johnstone\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003egives us twenty-five powerful poems. Lyrical, courageous, original, finely-crafted, and often hauntingly beautiful, they explore the fragility of life and the impenetrable mystery of death, that \"unholy holy,\" with humility, compassion, and a willingness to look almost-unbearable grief straight in the face. Johnstone is such an accomplished poet, that it is hard to believe \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe River of Perpetual Departure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book of poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Mackey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jaguars That Prowl Our Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe's written novels, edited anthologies, lived a full life in words. Now with this collection, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe River of Perpetual Departure, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eConnie Johnstone turns her focus to poetry, and she's come home. From descriptions of New Mexico sandstorms to Boston soirées, the voice is her own. Whether dreaming a conversation with Leonard Cohen or calmly chatting with a honeybee in her hand, the poet's eye is steady, the line holds true. Funny, detailed, earthy, and kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage Barrier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 9 x 6 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":53301580693811,"sku":"9781639807741","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/6jZbiMRZRs9781639807741.webp?v=1777513227","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-river-of-perpetual-departure-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}