{"product_id":"orpheus-in-our-world-patricia-keeney-9780997502121","title":"Orpheus in our World: New Poems on Timeless Forces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A most valuable book about the joys and pains of wandering through a world both visible and invisible. Poems full of life and music, so tuned and flexible they can be read straight through as a dizzying world tour of the magic of myth and the wonders of the (post) modern. Patricia Keeney's playful, multi-layered poetry preserves the fire of the original and recasts and diffuses its beauties with full-blown elegance. Her \"Orpheus\" comes back as a globe-gazer, a time-singer, a human-singer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSavas Patsalidis\u003c\/strong\u003e, Aristotle University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eOrpheus in Our World\u003c\/em\u003e Patricia Keeney strikes a wonderful balance between ancient and modern voices. In her capable hands, the Orphic hymns sing anew to a contemporary audience. She infuses the hymns with a fresh intensity and relevance, and by adding two 21st century narrators (an unnamed male and female voice who \"comment\" after each hymn) she creates a dialogue between the old and the new. As a result, she truly does bring Orpheus into our world--no small achievement.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEva Tihanyi, \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor of \u003cem\u003eTruth and Other Fictions\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Largeness of Rescue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eOrpheus\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Patricia Keeney's breakthrough works. I say 'one' because she's written many books that recharge our senses, kindle our imaginations. But this one goes into lyric ecstatic places and harmonizes these with wit and memorable contemporary aphorisms: going from beautiful sanctuaries of vision to dialogues that pointedly engage vital concerns. It's the Orphic original spirit manifest in the flesh of words. I read it in an earlier version and said 'Wow...' It is the right response now, to this book. It's a magnificent ride on the waves of a poet who's deeply inspired.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eB.W. Powe\u003c\/strong\u003e, poet, philosopher, storyteller, teacher, essayist\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Keeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0997502126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780997502121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neopoiesis Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d","brand":"Patricia Keeney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44716134760703,"sku":"9780997502121","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af7e9f3b-4fed-4cf7-8e34-7644a3174189.jpg?v=1705681203","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/orpheus-in-our-world-patricia-keeney-9780997502121","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}