{"product_id":"the-church-of-the-love-of-the-world-hardcover-1","title":"The Church of the Love of the World - Hardcover","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\u003eGrace Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThings being so urgent, when you\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e open a book its leaves should take you \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eback to the forest they came from ... \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e('Vestige') \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo opens the first poem in Grace Wells' \u003cem\u003eThe Church of the Love of the World, \u003c\/em\u003ea book that begs us to \"only connect\" as it explores our individual roles - and the role of poetry itself - in these troubling times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once sure-footed and curious, optimistic and on the brink of despair, as well as stand-out lyric moments, the book features a number of longer poems and sequences, among them the extraordinary 'She Gathers the Wild Grasses' which explores our very real dependence on grasses, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e the evolution of society itself made possible by their contribution. As elsewhere, memory, myth, anecdote and hands-on experience are all woven together to produce, among other things,\"my own dough - \/\/ something forever illiterate \/ and welcome \/ in signing each crust with my mark\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Church of the Love of the World \u003c\/em\u003eis a powerful and passionate new book, confirming the promise of Wells' previous collection, \u003cem\u003eFur, \u003c\/em\u003edescribed in \u003cem\u003ePoetry Ireland Review \u003c\/em\u003eas work \"that enlarges the possibilities of poetry\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52729720111411,"sku":"9781910251973","price":40.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/tDaDPz9mlu9781910251973_94cc4820-85d7-4b03-8fd6-9716cc4a958e.webp?v=1763816245","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-church-of-the-love-of-the-world-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}