{"product_id":"a-spiral-wind-burt-porter-9780595359905","title":"A Spiral Wind","description":"'In the lyrical tradition of Robert Frost and William Butler Yeats, \u003cb\u003eBurt Porter\u003c\/b\u003e's \u003ci\u003eA Spiral Wind\u003c\/i\u003e is a wise and lovely celebration of hawks and falcons, waterbirds and wildflowers, literature, love, family, and a life that couldn't possibly be better lived. \u003ci\u003eA Spiral Wind\u003c\/i\u003e is a testimony to the power of poetry to affirm and illuminate the natural world, and all of us beings who inhabit it, in all its many splendors.\" \u003cp\u003e-\u003cb\u003eHoward Frank Mosher\u003c\/b\u003e, novelist, \u003ci\u003eDisappearances\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Rivers Flow North\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Burt Porter's poems have the strong and sturdy calm that comes from their regularly cadenced and rhymed verses, without sentimentality. These are straightforward, honest poems of love for this world: poems that embody a formal, down-home elegance in which we can clearly hear the legacy of Shakespeare, Marvel and Donne. Here also are the close and accurate observations of a knowledgeable countryman and an accomplished naturalist. This book is a treasure trove of country wisdom and insight, full of lessons from the wild.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003cb\u003eDavid Budbill\u003c\/b\u003e, poet and playwright, \u003ci\u003eJudevine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoment to Moment: Poems of a Mountain Recluse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Burt Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595359906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595359905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Burt Porter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517377851647,"sku":"9780595359905","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95fed5c2-6981-4a5b-8ad4-ad78e0561ab0.jpg?v=1778731597","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-spiral-wind-burt-porter-9780595359905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}