{"product_id":"resurrection-lily-angela-hoffman-9781639802210","title":"Resurrection Lily","description":"In Angela Hoffman's exquisite collection, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eResurrection Lily, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e she explores the fragile, vulnerable nature of human existence. She reminds us that we are not alone on our journey to connect, to feel loved and accepted. In some cases, it is simply about feeling seen, as Hoffman writes, \"Someone looks me in the eye. \/ I realize I am not sitting alone.\" How fortunate we are that Hoffman is so in touch with the world, \"I am a seismograph, sensitive to every subtle shift in mood.\" This is the true strength and beauty of her writing. With these extraordinary poems, Hoffman offers us comfort and a poetic road map, \"on the porch with family, no words necessary \/ we find solace. Non-pretentious, we are enough.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Cristina M. R. Norcross, editor of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Heron Review, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sound of a Collective Pulse\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand other titles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf Angela Hoffman's poems don't move you, you are a hardened person! Vulnerability, fragility, aloneness, longing, the occasional glimpse of the holy: Angela Hoffman masterfully evokes these all-to-familiar emotions in poems about a tomato, an exit sign off a highway, a child's game, flying geese, or asparagus. Hoffman has a knack for taking everyday objects and turning them into revelations about the divine, about humanness, about love and belonging and the lack of belonging. Her images are crisp, clear, and creative, and her word choice is often unexpected and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoffman's first book of poems is so good that all I want is more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Ann Heyse, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrink In, Sweet Rain\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eResurrection Lily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e by Angela Hoffman thrums with quiet intensity. On the surface, these are poems \"For the Homebodies,\" \"by a crackling fire with a book \/ in a room with paints and\u003cbr\u003ejournals \/ in the garden picking strawberries,\" but within, these poems are bursting with passion\u003cbr\u003eand hunger, wisdom and questions of faith. These poems, like the \"Resurrection Lily,\" brim with\u003cbr\u003e\"Second chances, rising from the dead, a rebirth, all possibilities.\" I am so privileged to have\u003cbr\u003eread this collection and hope you will partake of it as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Shaindel Beers, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecure Your Own Mask, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e finalist for the Oregon Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angela Hoffman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639802215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639802210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Angela Hoffman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227720446207,"sku":"9781639802210","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a138f7cc-6e5d-4c94-951c-0f6975b9942b.jpg?v=1692810223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/resurrection-lily-angela-hoffman-9781639802210","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}