{"product_id":"for-all-i-know-j-r-solonche-9781950462728","title":"For All I Know","description":"Solonche is productive and prolific, but that doesn't water down his poetry. He can compress a philosophical treatise into three lines. His tidy epigrammatic poems are philosophic gems. Solonche sees humor and encapsulates it; he frames a thought in perfect verse. He's playful and profound-the more he writes, the more he seems to know. Beneath the Solonche simplicity are significant social comments, and his goodwill reinforces the best in us.\u003cp\u003eGrace Cavalieri, \u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a style that favors brevity and pith, J.R. Solonche brings a richness of experience, observation, and wit into his poems.\u003ci\u003e Here is the world! \u003c\/i\u003eThey exclaim. \u003ci\u003eAnd here, and here, and here! \u003c\/i\u003eWatched over by ancient lyric gods-Time, Death, and Desire-we find the quotidian here transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Nelson, editor of Green Linden Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.R.Solonche's many books of poetry, one nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, reveal a wry and vivid wit, a sharp but sympathetic eye, and a respect for the homely but significant detail, all wedded to an acute social and cultural consciousness. In his imaginative progress through city streets and country roads, the commonplace becomes extraordinary. In lines full of mischief or romance, gaiety, or grief, he is the poet of the every day, spent on earth or in an imaginary heaven. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Judith Farr is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Lies Beyond: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Emily Dickinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spirit of Horace, the melancholy of time slithering away and turning all to dust, tempered with art, wit, and good grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRicardo Nirenberg, editor of\u003ci\u003e Offcourse: A Literary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. R. Solonche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1950462722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950462728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.28d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. R. Solonche","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440184209663,"sku":"9781950462728","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67fb27cf-90c8-41db-8628-7d9947ff80c1.jpg?v=1777180742","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/for-all-i-know-j-r-solonche-9781950462728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}