{"product_id":"home-burial-michael-mcgriff-9781556593840","title":"Home Burial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A lyricist at heart, McGriff is a masterful maker of metaphor.\"--\u003ci\u003eThird Coast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is majestic beauty in these descriptions, and it is clear that McGriff honors this place as a place--not as mere setting, but as a distinct element of his verse.\"--Gently Read Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael McGriff's second full-length collection explores interior landscapes and illustrates life in a rural community in the Pacific Northwest. Whether tender or hard-hitting, McGriff juxtaposes natural images of deep forests, creeks, coyotes, and crows against the harsher oil-grease realities of blue-collar life, creating poems that read like folk tales about the people working in grain mills, forests, and factories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"New Civilian\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe new law says you can abandon your child\u003cbr\u003ein an emergency room, \u003cbr\u003eno questions asked. The young father\u003cbr\u003ecarries the sleeping boy\u003cbr\u003ethrough the hospital doors.\u003cbr\u003eLater, alone, parked at the boat basin, \u003cbr\u003ehe takes a knife from his pocket, \u003cbr\u003ecuts an unfiltered cigarette in two, \u003cbr\u003elights the longer half in his mouth.\u003cbr\u003eHe was a medic in the war.\u003cbr\u003eIn his basement are five bronze eagles\u003cbr\u003ethat once adorned the walls\u003cbr\u003eof a dictator's palace.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael McGriff\u003c\/b\u003e attended the University of Oregon; the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a Michener Fellow in creative writing; and Stanford University, where he was a Stegner Fellow. He is the co-founding editor and publisher of Tavern Books and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael McGriff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1556593848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556593840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/16\/2012 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2012 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/22\/2012 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2012 pg. 82","brand":"Michael McGriff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217474105599,"sku":"9781556593840","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a275ee7-718d-444c-ba65-40bcc5aa6795.jpg?v=1771997455","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/home-burial-michael-mcgriff-9781556593840","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}