{"product_id":"9781936657254","title":"Natural Affinities","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Like a well-traveled rucksack, this collection speaks of journeys, the poet an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimmigrant setting out from the home country of his imagination. Each poem serves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas a vehicle and destination, and the scattered outposts—Iceland, the Dakotas, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuinault River, Andalusia—lay their claims to portions of the poet’s character,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ememory, heritage. As well, we find our own homes in the reading.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—John Willson, Pushcart Prize winner and author of The Son We Had\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Evocative poems beckon one to follow in his footsteps through the territories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof youth and age, across the varied landscapes of Puget sound, Dakota prairies,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Iceland. Along the way, artfully rendered images capture the spirits of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echaracters who inhabit these poems, offering thoughtful reflection on the heart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Kristen Gard Hotchkiss, Bainbridge Island poet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MoonPath Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873939202288,"sku":"9781936657254","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936657254","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}