{"product_id":"my-longing-has-reached-a-josh-fulton-9798888628126","title":"My Longing Has Reached a Point","description":"In his debut collection, Joshua Fulton combines his spellbinding poetry with illustrations from internationally acclaimed artist Poul Rog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Martian Talks About Love \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLove is when humans hold their chests together.\u003cbr\u003eThey lower their eyes like drawbridges\u003cbr\u003eand let the birds inside them walk out.\u003cbr\u003eThey hum into a tunnel that connects their faces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen they are apart, they write letters\u003cbr\u003eto each other inside themselves, and deliver them\u003cbr\u003eto one another like Christmas presents, \u003cbr\u003ethen wrap in a cocoon in front of the talk box. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey walk down riverfronts speaking in violin, \u003cbr\u003ewobbling as if the sidewalk were afloat.\u003cbr\u003eTheir hands become yellow butterflies.\u003cbr\u003eCrowds part as they walk down the street. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey go into dim rooms, laugh and collapse\u003cbr\u003eon each other, repeatedly, like broken machines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Beach \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA father and son loom over a clear tide pool, \u003cbr\u003ewhile creatures scuttle along the silt\u003cbr\u003eand black weeds sway in the water.\u003cbr\u003eBleached barnacles wait to cut a slipped foot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe son shatters his image into concentric circles\u003cbr\u003eand fills the water with a cloud of gray silt.\u003cbr\u003eHe pulls out a tiny horseshoe crab and laughs\u003cbr\u003eas it claws for the ground that was beneath it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the shore, thousands of adults lay like pods\u003cbr\u003ephotosynthesizing with books over their eyes.\u003cbr\u003eA team of children struggle to repair a castle.\u003cbr\u003eTeenagers blast music to drown out the waves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnother child is off from the rest of the crowd, \u003cbr\u003ekneeling on rocks dripping with purple ink.\u003cbr\u003eA gray storm comes in from sea, \u003cbr\u003ewhile he desperately smashes oysters, searching for a pearl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Fulton, Joshua Fulton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8888628126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888628126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Primedia Elaunch LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d","brand":"Josh Fulton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45477000184063,"sku":"9798888628126","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20fe6384-fa5a-4b4f-b4c5-d8c5c7808bd5.jpg?v=1715918772","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-longing-has-reached-a-josh-fulton-9798888628126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}