{"product_id":"a-worn-chest-tom-clausen-9798433185326","title":"A worn chest","description":"\u003cb\u003ePraise for 'a worn chest': \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Worn Chest\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasure chest of tanka to be opened and read slowly and\u003cbr\u003esavoured. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoy McCall and Tom Clausen write with grace about the complexities of life, \u003cbr\u003eabout love and loss, joy and sorrowing, yet their poetry is always attuned\u003cbr\u003eto the subtle beauty all around us. Each small poem holds a deep and\u003cbr\u003ecompassionate connection to the natural world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLynda Monahan\u003cbr\u003eauthor of A Slow Dance in the Flames, What My Body Knows, Verge and A\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful Stone \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe natural world in many landscapes, seasons, and guises illuminates these tanka pairs. Clausen and McCall beautifully respond to one another's prompting verses, often changing place as they lead us deeper and deeper into the oneness that holds all of life in a sacred circle. We meet deer spirit and coyote, mortar bees and ladybugs. We hear reservoir ice crack while a man hums in tandem on the shore, read messages and shapes in the clouds, and rest at the heart of a field of silent prayers. Yes, there is loss and danger, both in the human and animal world, but in these call-and- response tanka, we are reminded that we are part of the woods, the wind, even the galaxies in Queen Anne's Lace. This seamless collection offers us healing and solace as it welcomes us home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenny Harter, author of \u003ci\u003eStill-Water Days\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne native American chief is quoted as saying \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth.\u003cbr\u003eAll things are connected like the blood that unites one family.\u003cbr\u003eMan did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs you read through these tanka by Tom and Joy you can almost taste the truthfulness of those words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe deer, the mice, the birds, the clouds and waving grasses all need each other to live and thrive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are all strands in this web beautifully tied together in the words and essence of these verses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSit back, read and enjoy the connectedness of all things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteve Wilkinson\u003cbr\u003eEditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Bamboo Hut\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTake 5ive\u003c\/i\u003e journals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Clausen,Joy McCall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798433185326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Tom Clausen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931013791999,"sku":"9798433185326","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de62c872-cd50-4f1e-bc38-1c3317a1d6b7.jpg?v=1766345851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-worn-chest-tom-clausen-9798433185326","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}