{"product_id":"cairn-james-thomas-fletcher-9781541042537","title":"Cairn","description":"From the author of \u003cb\u003ePoems from Terra\u003c\/b\u003e, landmarks, monuments, and tombstones along the road of life. Meditations on nature, love, longing, war, and being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR JAMES THOMAS FLETCHER: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A penetrating and provocative smorgasbord. His poems sing and inform in thoughtful, non-conforming, wonderful ways. Life's harmonies coupled with a realistic sprinkling of irony and brilliant dissonance. An existential celebration of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From intimacies of love to an explanation of the universe, by way of a walk on the noir side ... Fletcher spotlights the quirks of human longing and the enigmas of memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I have always favored the slow sipping of a refreshing libation mixed with a perfect blend of romance and magic ... adorned with the lemon-lime twist of macabre fantasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The breadth of topics is impressive. [Fletcher's] depth of thought, humor, love for words, and poetic skill made the book a joy and a challenge to read. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Humor, passion, reverence, irreverence; a connection to people, a reflection on life and self, an exploration of ideas. The tantalizing hints and allusions made me want to have the poet in the same room so that I could plumb for more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Highly personal, experiential.... free flowing exuberance of the visual. The intensity of feeling is superior.... Their complexity is almost painful.... I was moved, confused, astounded, curious, excited. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A 'Fletcher' adds feathers to arrows to make them fly true. James Thomas Fletcher's poems ... fly straight to a reader's heart. Fun, intelligent, trenchant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eExplore these shorter samples for a glimpse into Cairn. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e BLUE LAKE \u003cbr\u003e thunderstorms rage outside \u003cbr\u003e the window and a young heron \u003cbr\u003e sits in the middle of my lake \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003elike a blue asparagus \u003cbr\u003e on the back of a sun \u003cbr\u003edrenched iguana \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eOBSIDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Obsidian. \u003cbr\u003eThe word lies immovable on the page. \u003cbr\u003eA boulder among pebbles \u003cbr\u003eof words. Poets unearth it \u003cbr\u003eas an ancient coin found beneath \u003cbr\u003ethe sand or sprinkle it \u003cbr\u003elike a rare dark jewel. \u003cbr\u003eIts thud-heavy \u003cbr\u003eweight attracts the eye like light \u003cbr\u003eto a black hole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTUCKPOINTING\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When no one's looking \u003cbr\u003ethe ivy vine slips \u003cbr\u003eits feet into the mortar \u003cbr\u003ebetween the line of scruffled \u003cbr\u003ebricks, tucks itself \u003cbr\u003einto the cracks and waits \u003cbr\u003ecreviced for winter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Thomas Fletcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541042530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541042537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"James Thomas Fletcher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459441537279,"sku":"9781541042537","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a098f06e-641e-4b41-9eeb-4993b289c9c5.jpg?v=1777409713","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cairn-james-thomas-fletcher-9781541042537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}