{"product_id":"we-have-seen-the-corn-stephanie-l-harper-9781639807611","title":"We Have Seen the Corn","description":"From her invented \"In-titled\" form, to frolicking word play and elegant word choice, Ms. Harper demonstrates an uncommon command of every line and syllable in this evocative collection. Here, the poet is fully present, and the work is stunning. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Have Seen the Corn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis deeply personal work: the poet reckoning with \"the notion of a self \/ inhabited too briefly.\" She asks, \"why and why and why,\" bringing us again and again to the \"brown brink\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof grief. Deftly, the poet titrates between nature's beauty and \"unspeakable devastation\" of nature: \"Indigo Bunting,\" cicadas mating, and \"the womb's hush\" counterbalance grief and loss.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHere amid the \"sweet sultry folds\" of an abiding love, there is exquisite tenderness, as the poet reveals herself, unabashed, shedding every husk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ed. ellis phelps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, EIC, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eformidable woman sanctuary, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eof failure \u0026amp; faith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephanie L. Harper's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Have Seen the Corn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e envelops the reader in a potent diorama of its poet's world. Harper's grief in discovering her beloved husband's illness, though palpable, serves not to suffocate but rather, in a highly conscious, poetically masterful manner, to elucidate the indescribable subject of unbearable pain. At this work's crux, Harper asks, \"Can I grieve?\" and her unvarnished feelings unfurl before us, in response. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Have Seen the Corn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a ravishing compilation of high craft without pretention. Harper's poetic voice possesses a poignant pulse and unforgettable reach into our inner psyche.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCandice Louisa Daquin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Editor, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndie Blu(e) Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaw Earth Ink, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eauthor, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTainted by the Same Counterfeit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her new poetry collection, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Have Seen the Corn, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Stephanie L. Harper captures the natural world's beauty as she uniquely sees it. The poet invites us to share in her wonderment at goats, plants, birds, and people, whose presence in her life \"[burnishes] the sparse bright \/ sprinkle of grass (...) over into the \/ universe of shimmer.\" Harper galvanizes our imaginations for an epic journey through her poetic world: When the \"Slumbering Entomophile\" chronicles for us a steamy cicada tryst in a lilac tree, we want to be voyeurs in this dream, too. And when we encounter Harper's \"golden orb spider,\" whose \"unseen murmuring, \/ spinning silence \/ (...) glistens \/ in the dawn's sun-tinged tears,\" we want to be there, listening. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Sexson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHer Addiction, An Empty Place at the Table\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie L. Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639807616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639807611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie L. Harper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47419786625279,"sku":"9781639807611","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8987c878-57c6-457d-9eb4-5db9cc499916.jpg?v=1761513838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-have-seen-the-corn-stephanie-l-harper-9781639807611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}