{"product_id":"man-ships-and-the-sea-joseph-bensinger-9781737704539","title":"Man, Ships, and the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeneath the surface of waves and wood lies something more enduring than salt or steel-a question of who we are when set adrift, when tested, when home is not yet in sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this early collection, Joseph L. Bensinger traces the parallels between humanity and the sea: our longing for direction, our frailty in storms, and the strange beauty of distance. With poems shaped by wind and current, this work explores man's elemental nature through the vessel of the ship-metaphor, machine, and mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom quiet harbors to violent tempests, each piece drifts through: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe limits of control, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe strength in surrender, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the deep pull of the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are poems for those drawn to the sea, not just as setting-but as symbol of life's unpredictable voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet the mast rise. Let the anchor fall. The journey is not over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Bensinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737704536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737704539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph L. Bensinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.23d","brand":"Joseph Bensinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48446920786175,"sku":"9781737704539","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b7b80d5-b2db-4ea9-b079-e9af2109835c.jpg?v=1777227609","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/man-ships-and-the-sea-joseph-bensinger-9781737704539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}