{"product_id":"9780595374991","title":"Sightlines: A Poet's Diary","description":"A beautiful collection filled with 90 poems, 190 pages, 25 photos and tribute to a loved family. \u003cp\u003eSightlines offers a frank portrait of a family not only coming to terms with its grief, but also celebrating its past and difficult present. Although deeply personal, these poems strike poignant and universal chords. They offer a vision of life filled with little treasures that carry us back to what is truly important in our lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿Village wisdom for the 21st century. Between these covers lives an enlightening friend.¿\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿Clive Matson, author of Let the Crazy Child Write! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿Janet Riehl¿s poems tread that thin line between insightful nostalgia and objectivity Midwesterners are so good at.¿\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿Hal Zina Bennett, author of Write from the Heart \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿Rich and vibrant, complete with vivid language that bursts, or sneaks, into your mind.¿\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿James BlueWolf, author of Sitting by His Bones and Grandpa Says \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the author of this book, I want to share some of the creative process behind writing Sightlines. The book evolved over a year, following a secluded retreat, in response to my sister's death in a car accident. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring this time, I came to a strong sense that the world is charged with meaning, and that is a poem. The only trick is to tease out the meaning. That is what I proceeded to do as I moved back and forth between my Midwest home to my Northern California home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePutting together this poet's diary was a little like assembling a 1,000 piece puzzle. Mortality became keenly real to me as my parents and I aged together. The sorrow of life's fragility, and joy at its tenderness, form the sightlines of all five sections in this collection of 90 poems as I examine and share the people and places of my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027139379440,"sku":"9780595374991","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780595374991_p0.jpg?v=1763789295","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780595374991","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}