{"product_id":"the-very-rich-hours-gregory-loselle-9781948461436","title":"The Very Rich Hours","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Very Rich Hours\u003c\/em\u003e, Gregory Loselle recounts experiences, in childhood and later, in and around his grandparents' house on Grosse Ile, Michigan, an island in the Detroit River near the mouth of Lake Erie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoselle's mastery of various poetic forms parallels the way in which memory is a formal reconstruction of events. Throughout the collection, readers will enjoy triolets and rondeaux, as well as a ballade, sonnet, ghazal, villanelle, sestina and even an Anglo-Saxon caesura, all beautifully executed to bring these cherished stories to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake a walk down memory lane and open the door to a houseful of stories, from watching Grandpa shave to sifting through a crateful of old photographs that \"call us to forgotten places\" and remind us \"what we were and meant to do\" in \u003cem\u003ethe very rich hours\u003c\/em\u003e of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEARLY PRAISE: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a haunting and contemplative voice, Loselle employs rhythm, word-play, and richness of language line after line. Through rhyme, narrative constructs, and repetition, he crafts poems that are admirably controlled and precise, and reminds us that what William Carlos Williams writes is true: \"A poem is a... machine made out of words.\" Loselle's beautifully spun poems continue to reverberate long after the last light's been switched off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -- Jan e J. Baugher, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Body's Physics \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCo rdinates of Yes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregory Loselle's poems offer memory illuminated by a remarkable astuteness and strong craft. In his hand, the quotidian becomes extraordinary, uncommon, and wonderful. The poet investigates with an unrelenting intelligence and an astonishing clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --James Najarian, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Goat Songs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory Loselle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948461439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948461436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry Box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Gregory Loselle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44584145748223,"sku":"9781948461436","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6d12855-dcfc-4b21-9ad7-c97fce565057.jpg?v=1701885551","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-very-rich-hours-gregory-loselle-9781948461436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}