{"product_id":"late-arrival-susan-dines-9781639808489","title":"Late Arrival","description":"\u003cp\u003eSusan Dines has an eye for formal innovation, an ear for wild musicality, and a willingness for whimsy. With their surprising juxtapositions, their often eye-catching metaphors, and their ever-present sonic vitality, the poems in \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLate Arrival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e remind us that poetry always ought to surprise and delight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerry LaFemina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter The War for Independence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo \"excavate the essential marvel...from every heavy thing\" (a line from her poem \"The Cracker Jack Prize\") is never easy. But in \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLate Arrival, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Susan Dines appears to accomplish it effortlessly. This compelling collection reads like the best modern fiction but is firmly rooted in hale and sometimes harrowing reality. Dines' story skills are superb, her way with words is a wonder, and while her poems' lines and diction dance and whirl, particularly when read aloud, her astute observational minings retain their essential earthiness and always arrive right on time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, U.S. National Beat Poet Laureate (2022-2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWry comedy, high drama, and a delirium of sonorous language combine to make these poems completely captivating. A wonderful debut collection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eApril Bernard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Dines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639808485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639808489\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\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Susan Dines","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48114122948863,"sku":"9781639808489","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_368bc494-84a9-4c93-9c37-b9ad41175dec.jpg?v=1769619257","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/late-arrival-susan-dines-9781639808489","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}