{"product_id":"murmuration-erika-saunders-9798888388464","title":"Murmuration","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith incredible scope and stunning lyricism, \u003cstrong\u003e Erika Saunders\u003c\/strong\u003e's poems intertwine the sea, stone, space, with a lens always focused on love: \"we are the waves \/ crashing, we are the castle walls \/ we are both the seal \/ and the shark stranded there \/ together on the moonlit beach.\" Erika's poems argue for the interconnectedness of all things. She examines cells with microscopic precision \"as cell recognizes cell and pulls \/ together, tugged by the moon rhythm \/ of salt tides to rebuild the (w)hole.\" And she pulls out her telescope to examine the cosmos: \"calcified remains of dying \/ stars litter the watery surface \/ like cosmic confetti.\" These poems illuminate mystery, and point towards meaning: \"If we can translate the murmur \/ into words, we'll understand \/ destiny.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Jodi Andrews\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSkin Reverberations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErika Saunders\u003c\/strong\u003e' poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eMurmuration, \u003c\/em\u003e is a paean to the gorgeous rushing swoop and torque of organic cycles: the baroque spiraling of starlings in murmuration; the departures and returns of birds in migration; seasonal birth and decay; gestational cycles; the ebb and flow of tides; the push and pull of the human heart. Here, the ecological interconnectedness of life on our shifting planet is celebrated as exquisitely precious, fleeting, precarious, and infinitely creative. This is a wonderful volume, in which Saunders' attentive presence within small, seemingly ordinary moments seeded in time and place emerges as both an act of grounding and an ecstatic surrender to infinitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Lee Ann Roripaugh\u003c\/strong\u003e, Author of \u003cem\u003etsunami vs. the fukushima 50\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erika Saunders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888388464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Finishing Line Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/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":"Erika Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437470724351,"sku":"9798888388464","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_261f1771-c937-4558-9854-f2204cda257b.jpg?v=1777162029","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murmuration-erika-saunders-9798888388464","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}