{"product_id":"9781680030662","title":"Barrier Island Suite","description":"The poems of \u003ci\u003eBarrier Island Suite\u003c\/i\u003e are inspired by the life, art, and writings of Walter Inglis Anderson, who spent much of his adult life exploring the barrier islands of Mississippi, sketching and painting their flora and fauna, and chronicling his adventures in numerous logs. The islands form a liminal space between the land and sea, between  nature and culture, between madness and conformity. Elements of the Anderson’s life, including his travels, his struggles with mental illness, and his murals at Oldfields, the Ocean Springs Public School and Community Center, and the cottage at Shearwater Pottery are also incorporated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom \"The Islander\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Painting his subject,\u003cbr\u003e Wen Yü K’o becomes bamboo.\u003cbr\u003e Han Kan turns to horse.\u003cbr\u003e Walter merges with island,\u003cbr\u003e follows pig tunnels through brush.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In flotsam shoes, he\u003cbr\u003e walks on water moccasins\u003cbr\u003e and on copperheads.\u003cbr\u003e Not immune to their venom\u003cbr\u003e he suffers fevered visions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He’s the young heron\u003cbr\u003e seen climbing a dead pine spar\u003cbr\u003e with feet, wings, and bill,\u003cbr\u003e stretching out to mount a cloud\u003cbr\u003e and take the heavens by storm.","brand":"Texas Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183815246064,"sku":"9781680030662","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781680030662_p0.jpg?v=1763688383","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781680030662","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}