{"product_id":"9780970534484","title":"Above the Line: New Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese poems of close observation and passionate feeling deeply reflect Joseph Bruchac's Abenaki Indian heritage. Like Thoreau, he is a scrupulous student of nature. Uniquely, however, he brings his own cultural concerns to every observation—not only about preservation of a vulnerable ecology, but about keeping cultural continuity and reaffirming tradition. So many things are observed in this fine collection: an ancient village ruin and a local car wash; kingfishers and red-tail hawks in flight; burial places and a cedar flute. In \"The Last Elms\" he laments the attack of Dutch elm disease on these stately trees but affirms their continued existence as well: \"Each spring I salvage elm branches and small trees cut by roadside crews clearing power lines. From their bark my sons and I make rattles and baskets, trays and bowls. And I know that somewhere in the forest a few tall elms remain.\" This is vintage Bruchac, a voice of hope and promise in a dark time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West End Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016746811632,"sku":"9780970534484","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780970534484_p0.jpg?v=1763879147","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780970534484","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}