{"product_id":"a-door-on-the-river-jessica-hornik-9781633980631","title":"A Door on the River: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable first book, Hornik's poems carry a quiet power rooted in nature, place, and family. We find our own lives in hers--in lyrics that sing of the natural world, the close-held territory of home, the unvoiced drama of family life, of what it means to be the \"Invisible Woman.\" A Door on the River marks the emergence of a beautiful, confident voice in the landscape of American poetry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the Invisible Woman Sees Herself\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Working alone in the house, \u003cbr\u003e I look to the solitary sculls\u003cbr\u003e passing on the river\u003cbr\u003e for a sense that I am\u003cbr\u003e among others.\u003cbr\u003e The geese (my dogs)\u003cbr\u003e convene in the yard\u003cbr\u003e near the water.\u003cbr\u003e A summer\u003cbr\u003e in which much has passed\u003cbr\u003e is now folded and put away.\u003cbr\u003e The quiet is like a pie\u003cbr\u003e behind glass, uncut.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessica Hornik was born and raised in upstate New York and earned degrees from Cornell and New York University. Her poems have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoetry\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew Republic, National Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement, \u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003eYale Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. She and her family make their home in a hamlet along the Mohawk River. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Hornik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633980634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633980631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chatwin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Jessica Hornik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937018052863,"sku":"9781633980631","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d80e3e9b-2269-4e25-a261-ad18182d8881.jpg?v=1681427788","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-door-on-the-river-jessica-hornik-9781633980631","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}