{"product_id":"penitential-cries-susan-howe-paperback","title":"Penitential Cries -- Susan Howe, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN\/VOELKER AWARD FOR POETRY\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Susan Howe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.1\" H x 6.1\" L x 0.3\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780811239820\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51745185857835,"sku":"9780811239820","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780811239820_1b4af84f-8c91-41ce-8852-cf2b7fb9c457.jpg?v=1774846888","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/penitential-cries-susan-howe-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}