{"product_id":"penitential-cries","title":"Penitential Cries By Howe, Susan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN\/VOELKER AWARD FOR POETRY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat labor to live forever. Speak of the elect what can you do in all this world so much life in the little of it. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn four parts, Susan Howe’s new book opens with the arresting long prose poem “Penitential Cries,” followed by a group of word-collages “Sterling Park in the Dark,” “The Deserted Shelf,” and finally a brief sparrow poem. Speaking of her new work written in “the evening of life,” Howe quotes Thomas Wyatt: \u003cem\u003eMy galley, chargèd with forgetfulness, \/ thorough sharp seas in winter nights doth pass\u003c\/em\u003e. She says: “I love those two lines. Between trespass and penitence. In the wilderness of the Book Stack Tower inquiry is trespass. Now at eighty-seven,” the poet adds, regarding \u003cem\u003ePenitential Cries\u003c\/em\u003e, “I want to express my pilgrim's progress between rocks and paper places. The clock is ticking. It's getting late. Supper is on the table. Our father lies full fifty fathoms five. A storm is coming.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820743434622,"sku":"NW9780811239820","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780811239820.jpg?v=1786171210","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/penitential-cries","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}