{"product_id":"ladder-of-cranes-tom-sexton-9781602232570","title":"Ladder of Cranes","description":"Whether watching men releasing caged birds at dawn in New York City or a ladder of cranes rising from a field in Manitoba, Tom Sexton is a keen observer of the interconnectedness of the natural and human worlds. The former Alaska poet laureate takes to the road in this new collection, wending a lyrical and at times mystical path between Alaska and New England.\u003cbr\u003e Travelers along the way include the fabled wolf of Gubbio, old and lame and long past his taming encounter with Saint Francis of Assisi, and Chinese poet Li Bai chanting to a Yangtze River dolphin. Yet, while Sexton's journey crosses borders--and occasionally centuries--his ultimate destination is always the landscape and people of Alaska. \u003ci\u003eA Ladder of Cranes\u003c\/i\u003e showcases Sexton's mastery of both traditional forms and free verse. The tensions of his formal influences, Chinese and European, force the reader to experience these spare lines and tight observations in stunning new ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Sexton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1602232571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781602232570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Alaska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Tom Sexton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48518957203711,"sku":"9781602232570","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa3c8131-dde0-46f6-a352-9da5fc9d8fbd.jpg?v=1778736294","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ladder-of-cranes-tom-sexton-9781602232570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}