{"product_id":"path-into-the-sun-joan-burstyn-9781440135668","title":"Path Into the Sun: Poems from 1985 to 2006","description":"\"Joan Burstyn views the stuff of our daily lives with keen observation rendered in thoughtful expression. These lyrical poems remind us that the life cycle and our emotional reactions to everyday occurrences bring to the surface love, memories, regret and thoughts of life's ending. An inspiring book.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Ferris Olin, Director, Institute for Women and Art, Rutgers University\u003cp\u003e \"Finally, the public can enjoy Joan Burstyn's poetry as the Woods Hole community has for years!\"\u003cbr\u003e -Margaret McCormick, Director Woods Hole Public Library\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn Path Into the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning poet Joan Burstyn shares her beautifully intense collection of lyrical free verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With an engaging style, Burstyn weaves together her internal musings and images from nature in this her third volume of poetry. Such universal emotions and experiences as forgiveness, grief, loneliness, lessons learned, and the value of friendship are highlighted as Burstyn leads others down a path of personal reflection sure to invigorate, and inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An excerpt from \u003ci\u003ePath Into the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wide-eyed, bewildered as a wakened child, \u003cbr\u003e a wombat looks up at the humans\u003cbr\u003e viewing it. We walk the sanctuary\u003cbr\u003e as though we own it, talking loudly\u003cbr\u003e like teenagers let out of school, \u003cbr\u003e but wombats, emus, and kangaroos\u003cbr\u003e are regulars, expansive, calm, \u003cbr\u003e like neighbors at a bar, just tolerating us intruders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Burstyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440135665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440135668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.21d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joan Burstyn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458309533951,"sku":"9781440135668","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aaba3185-f8ff-4847-a743-6d255507d7bd.jpg?v=1777403639","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/path-into-the-sun-joan-burstyn-9781440135668","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}