{"product_id":"9780872331693","title":"Come Down to Earth: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize (2013)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a rhythmic collection of a myriad of styles, Nils Michals compiles a book which presents a haunted version of human consciousness, eager to transcend its earthly realm. Filled with distinct styles and unique language, Michals demonstrates his prowess by contemplating our world as we know it—with a drastic re-imaginings. The speaker breaks down all the personal walls of contemporary poetry, incorporating second-person narratives and distant point-of-views. The poet accomplishes the essential task of taking from the ordinary and creating the extraordinary in his observations of nature, news, and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome Down to Earth is a carousel of emotions. All of poetry’s past is present in Michals’s book: love, death, pain, happiness, reality, sublime, confessional, and dozens more. Through the exploitation of the human mind and its relation to the earth, there is a substantial, universal truth in Michals’s writings. His subtle honesty emanates through outlandish language and style, and speaks to every human being who has experienced life first-hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bauhan Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027548193008,"sku":"9780872331693","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780872331693_p0.jpg?v=1763829299","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780872331693","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}