{"product_id":"standoff-david-rivard-9781555977450","title":"Standoff: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI often feel as though I've entered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e a standoff between what\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ehappens around me \u0026amp; what's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e going on inside--\u0026amp; this life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethat goes on \u0026amp; on inside my head\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e goes on \u0026amp; on \u0026amp; on it seems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ealmost without me, as\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e it has since childhood . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --from \"Standoff\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor three decades, David Rivard has written from deep within the skin of our times. With \u003ci\u003eStandoff\u003c\/i\u003e, he asks an essential question: In a world of noise, of global anxiety and media distraction, how can we speak to each other with honesty? These poems scan the shifting horizons of our world, all the while swerving elastically through the multitude of selves that live inside our memories and longings--\"all those me's that wish to be set free at dawn.\" The work of these poems is a counterweight to the work of the world. It wants to deepen the mystery we are to ourselves, stretching toward acceptance and tenderness in ways that are hard-won and true, even if fleeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Rivard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555977456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555977450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2016 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2016","brand":"David Rivard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47039913165055,"sku":"9781555977450","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a997c698-156e-4812-ac58-1eb3e6f684d1.jpg?v=1752752965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/standoff-david-rivard-9781555977450","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}