{"product_id":"close-enough-paperback-1","title":"Close Enough - 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\u003eMike Dillon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eMike Dillon\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eClose Enough\u003c\/em\u003e, luminous scenes from a lifetime unfold through poetry and prose in a pilgrim's progress toward an I-Thou relationship with the world. The introductory poem, \u003cem\u003eKyoto\u003c\/em\u003e, echoing the Japanese haiku master Basho, sets the tone: \u003cem\u003e to stand in the heart of Kyoto\/longing for Kyoto\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in 1950, Dillon grew up with his father's silent legacy of combat in World War II. In the prose passage, \u003cem\u003eVietnam\u003c\/em\u003e, he waits for the school bus with the other kids when an older boy, doomed to die in Vietnam, pulls a prank that thrills them all. And then: \u003cem\u003eThe school bus neared. The brakes scritched. The yellow door buckled open. And we all boarded for the same destination. For a little while longer.\u003c\/em\u003e Against the backdrop of history, comes the author's personal search for the crossroads of time and eternity, where the there's a light \"\u003cem\u003ethat carries\/an unbroken thread.\/As it was. And is\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eClose Enough\u003c\/em\u003e carries forward the resonant themes from Dillon's 2021 chapbook, \u003cem\u003eThe Return\u003c\/em\u003e, from Finishing Line Press. British reviewer Matthew Paul, writing of \u003cem\u003eThe Return\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eSphinx\u003c\/em\u003e, noted that Dillon \"seems to be seeking a silence just out of reach, bearing the influences of haiku, tanka, Chinese poetry and the likes of Snyder and Rexroth. At his sparest, his poetry takes on a rare limpidity worthy of those influences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.08 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090535633203,"sku":"9798888383148","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/oA9HFLjn4G9798888383148.webp?v=1789606298","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/close-enough-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}