{"product_id":"celestial-euphony-poems-by-martin-elster-paperback","title":"Celestial Euphony: Poems by Martin Elster - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Elster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Martin's fluid movement among various frames of reference- from astrophysics to musicology to botany to etymology-creates a structure of sheer imaginative play, which frames his utterly humane eye. His poetry explores the lyrical, intellectual, affective forces of language, while staying rooted in sensitive subjectivity. Martin is a joyous craftsman \" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatthew Kirshman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Flower \u0026amp; Other Sonnets\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Stepping into Martin Elster's work, I'm taken by its rhythms and musicality. These are poems to read aloud, savor their sounds, and enjoy a meandering walk through the world around us.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frank Watson, editor of Poetry Nook and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dollhouse Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeas to Mulberries\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Through ballades and ballads, acrostics and ghazals, sonnets and Sapphics-both lighthearted and ruminative-the evocative poems in this collection portray the sights and sounds of our natural and manmade environments, the plants and animals everywhere around us and our relationship with them, sometimes pleasant and beautiful, often harmful and ominous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There are poems about terrestrial musicians and interstellar musicians, the songs of spring peepers and katydids, the plight of spiders and polar bears, humans in love and at war, songbirds vying with urban cacophony, lonely dogs and ghostly dogs, and very serious musings about the huge and mysterious cosmos that we are all a part of and how we click with it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415283810482,"sku":"9781939832160","price":13.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2d1001549f225e991683e4160a17495f.webp?v=1778376055","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/celestial-euphony-poems-by-martin-elster-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}