{"product_id":"in-the-still-of-the-dara-wier-9781940696577","title":"In the Still of the Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Wier is a poet concerned with capturing the fluidity of thought and experience--and not diminishing its forward charge in doing so. Wier's lines have always had a wild whitewater crash to them, overwhelming any vessel she pours them into.\" --\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"That's how one human leaves us\" ends the first poem of Dara Wier's direct and powerful new collection, a raw and fluid exploration of grief. Wier records her thoughts with intelligence, clarity, honesty, and immediacy, showing us the unraveling of her world and her new consciousness after a great loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eit would not be sufficient\u003cbr\u003eto stop\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe bleeding grief absence is\u003cbr\u003efor\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ethese words would\u003cbr\u003ehave such life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ein and so of them\u003cbr\u003ethey would burn\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ein ways\u003cbr\u003eso present\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ewe would begin\u003cbr\u003eto smell smoke and think fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDara Wier\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eYou Good Thing, Selected Poems, Remnants of Hannah, Reverse Rapture, Hat On a Pond\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVoyages in English\u003c\/i\u003e. Also among her works are the limited editions (\u003ci\u003eX In Fix\u003c\/i\u003e) in Rain Taxi's Brainstorm Series, \u003ci\u003eFly on the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Epic\u003c\/i\u003e, co-written with James Tate. She teaches workshops and form and theory seminars and directs the MFA program for poets and writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and co-directs the University of Massachusetts' Juniper Initiative for Literary Arts and Action. She is the co-founder of Factory Hollow Press in North Amherst, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dara Wier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1940696577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940696577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wave Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2017","brand":"Dara Wier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983896379647,"sku":"9781940696577","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c3bb36a-420f-4154-bdee-5e2f13581d54.jpg?v=1683269344","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-still-of-the-dara-wier-9781940696577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}