{"product_id":"preludes-other-poems-earl-j-wilcox-9798990073098","title":"Preludes \u0026 Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt ninety-two, Earl J. Wilcox writes from the steady light of long attention.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreludes \u0026amp; Other Poems \u003c\/em\u003egathers new and selected works from a lifetime devoted to language, reflection, and faith in the ordinary. A retired professor and founding editor of The Robert Frost Review, Wilcox brings the same clarity that shaped his years of teaching into these poems-each one a lamp lit against the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the tender rituals of marriage to the quiet reckonings of age, Wilcox writes with restraint and radiance. His poems echo Dickinson's precision, Frost's steadiness, and Eliot's search for order, yet remain distinctly his own-rooted in the Carolina soil that has always sustained him. In these pages, mourning becomes music, and every act of seeing becomes a form of grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurated and introduced by Andrew Mack of Loblolly Press, this new collection continues the partnership that began with \u003cem\u003eThe Surfacing of Joy.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePreludes \u0026amp; Other Poems\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers of Mary Oliver, Wendell Berry, Jane Kenyon, and Maggie Smith alike to slow down, look closely, and find beauty in what endures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a poet who proves that clarity is its own grace, a long look made luminous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Earl J. Wilcox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798990073098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Loblolly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Earl J. Wilcox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47612088549631,"sku":"9798990073098","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d21af58b-08d4-45ab-b1d7-cff7c7b60daa.jpg?v=1764518103","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/preludes-other-poems-earl-j-wilcox-9798990073098","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}