{"product_id":"a-bountiful-silence-john-muro-9781639809844","title":"A Bountiful Silence: \u0026 Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Muro's recent collection, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Bountiful Silence \u0026amp; Other Poems, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecaptivates the reader with its lyrical expressions and odes to nature. Muro employs a tight economy of language in every line, allowing sensory imagery to dazzle evocatively on the page, with lines like \"the rupture of fragrance from \/ each swollen blossom that astonishes \/ and agitates the soul\" in his poem titled \"Becoming,\" and in \"Something More Than Winter (Weighs Upon Me)\" he offers a stunning visual, \"leaves of Klimt gold flutter like torches \/ set upon the crowns of beech.\" Other poems are introspective and self-reflective such as \"Midsummer\"...and in \"A Rural County in Connecticut\" he allows the reader to ponder how regional location affects deeply the poet's multi-faceted and rich lens on art, emotions, family, life, memories, music and nature. A marvelous collection!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean Frederick Forbes, Ph.D., \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e University of Connecticut, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eProvidencia: A Book of Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Muro's poetry...is elegant, refined, and steeped in tradition, but it is also surprising and accessible. Excellent poetry is the work of a refined and sensitive artist. John is all of that and more. Read \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eeverything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e he writes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid W. Berner, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e award-winning author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaylight Saving Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto a world of too much noise and busyness, John Muro has given us a book of moments in which stillness and attention hush the mind and open the heart, making words themselves take one step closer to a silence that offers comfort and healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Gibson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Poet Laureate of Connecticut, 2019-2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Muro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639809848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639809844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"John Muro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437536129279,"sku":"9781639809844","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_acea597c-18ed-4198-ab4e-39693149246a.jpg?v=1777162484","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-bountiful-silence-john-muro-9781639809844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}