{"product_id":"the-eden-of-perhaps-agnes-vojta-9781952411007","title":"The Eden of Perhaps","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgnes Vojta grew up in Germany, spent a few years in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia, Oregon, and England, and now lives in Rolla, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMissouri where she teaches physics at Missouri S\u0026amp;T. Her \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efirst poetry collection \u003cem\u003ePorous Land\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2019 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Spartan Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Eden of Perhaps\u003c\/em\u003e is equal parts vulnerable and fierce \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith a subtle touch of humor, a deep twist of desire, and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etwin scoops of heartache and hope. A moving collection \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof poems for women on the edge of breaking open, standing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon the ledge of possibility, their hearts in their hands.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Molly Remer, \u003cem\u003eBrigid's Grove\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"John Gardner once said that there are only two basic plots: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea stranger comes to town and a person goes on a trip. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her strong new collection, Agnes Vojta takes her readers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon a trip which moves from the personal to the mythic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer tone ranges from pensive to giddy, but she is always \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebringing the reader, \u003cem\u003eout\/into the world\/towards adventure. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Mike James, author of \u003cem\u003eJumping Drawbridges \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e in Technicolor\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eParades\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eThe Eden of Perhaps\u003c\/em\u003e, Agnes Vojta explores identity \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrough poems of hunger, atonement, and transformation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her poem \"Muse\" she discovers \u003cem\u003eOne day the universe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\/ had enough of me \/ not listening... woke me up with a \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003esonic boom...and shouted What are you waiting for?\u003c\/em\u003e In \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rules for Pruning,\" she observes \u003cem\u003eSo, in cutting back, \/ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eyou shape the future.\u003c\/em\u003e In \"Alter Ego,\" she confesses \u003cem\u003elife was \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003esimpler \/ before she \/ appeared.\u003c\/em\u003e Ultimately, she finds a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003equiet triumph in accepting and loving \u003cem\u003ethe woman she \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ewants to become.\u003c\/em\u003e Rather than consuming one and moving \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon to the next, these meditations are meant to be held on \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe tongue and savored.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Dianne Borsenik, author of \u003cem\u003eRaga for What \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Comes Next\u003c\/em\u003e (Stubborn Mule Press, 2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agnes Vojta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952411009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952411007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spartan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.18d","brand":"Agnes Vojta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978481926399,"sku":"9781952411007","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2b7337f-550b-4fa8-a658-dc16f4fee63d.jpg?v=1683241778","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-eden-of-perhaps-agnes-vojta-9781952411007","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}