{"product_id":"middle-earth-henri-cole-9780374529284","title":"Middle Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime was plunging forward, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003elike dolphins scissoring open water or like me, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efollowing Jenny's flippers down to see the coral reef, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhere the color of sand, sea and sky merged, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand it was as if that was all God wanted: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003enot a wife, a house or a position, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut a self, like a needle, pushing in a vein.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-from Olympia \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his fifth collection of verse, Henri Cole's melodious lines are written in an open style that is both erotic and visionary. Few poets so thrillingly portray the physical world, or man's creaturely self, or the cycling strain of desire and self-reproach. Few poets so movingly evoke the human quest of a man alone, trying --to say something true that has body, because it is proof of his existence.. . \u003ci\u003e Middle Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelatory collection, the finest work yet from an author of poems that are . . .marvels-unbuttoned, riveting, dramatic-burned into being-- (Tina Barr, \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henri Cole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374529280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374529284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.30w x 0.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/09\/2004 pg. 24","brand":"Henri Cole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990163292415,"sku":"9780374529284","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_024436e0-7492-468c-8b60-3867fc5135d7.jpg?v=1683303350","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/middle-earth-henri-cole-9780374529284","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}