{"product_id":"coupling-carolynn-kingyens-9781639800544","title":"Coupling","description":"Carolynn Kingyens dazzles once again in a second collection defined by her distinctive insights and gift for revealing detail. In \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoupling, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e she examines the tapestry of human pairings in all of their fragility, resilience and mystery, taking readers on a staff ride through hills and dales of romance and surprise, mountains of hope and valleys of regret. As original as Neruda and as wise as Mary Oliver, Kingyens understands how to capture the moment like no other contemporary poet. These are gentle narrative poems as honest as they are true.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -Jacob M. Appel, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cynic in Extremis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoupling\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterful book of poems dealing with modern life and its complexities. From the pandemic to relationships, the poet presents a powerful landscape of the day to day. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eI thought of you somewhere being wind...\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eonly white, refrigerated \/ trucks and the vultures \/ circling above- \/ this time, it's no mirage.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eKingyens holds up the hard truths reminding us it's no mirage. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoupling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a harvest for the taking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Gloria Mindock, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsh, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e editor of Červená Barva Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarolynn Kingyens is a master of communicating how it feels to move through our society in a woman's body. Things happen \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e you, and around you, and you are made complicit-forced to show empathy, forced to take on the burdens of others. In writing about life during pandemic times, the poet says, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople are dying alone.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e This attention to public grief speaks volumes about the poet's compassion despite battles with her own personal demons. There is a loneliness in many of Kingyens' poems. The poet reveals to the reader how internal battles are fought and overcome, but not necessarily won. In \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoupling, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Kingyens offers cautionary tales about sex, mental health, death, and the complex role of religion for both self and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Mark Danowsky, Editor-in-Chief, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eONE ART: a journal of poetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolynn Kingyens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639800549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639800544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Carolynn Kingyens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990749249791,"sku":"9781639800544","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8198701e-1b1b-488f-b6a5-aa304be42f53.jpg?v=1683306454","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coupling-carolynn-kingyens-9781639800544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}