{"product_id":"flying-change-paperback","title":"Flying Change - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Taylor's poems in \u003ci\u003eThe Flying Change\u003c\/i\u003e embrace a wide range of subjects and tones. Taylor's concern with the rural anecdote, demonstrated in his two earlier books of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Horse Show at Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Afternoon of Pocket Billiards, \u003c\/i\u003e is here broadened to include not only funny stories called \"snapshots\" but also extended meditations on change and death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeveral of these poems take up the dark themes of the world's randomness and our helplessness in the face of unforseen disasters. In \"Landscape with Tractor,\" the mundane task of mowing a field is interrupted by the discovery of a decaying corpse. In other poems Taylor treats similarly macabre situations with an undertone of dark humor, as when he writes of inviting the lightning in while bathing during a thunderstorm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout, Taylor combines everyday speech with careful control of form. In the title poem, \"The Flying Change,\" he explores the equestrian term literally and metaphorically. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ebut for a moment the shifting world suspends\u003cbr\u003e its flight and leans toward the sun once more, \u003cbr\u003e as if to interrupt its mindless plunge\u003cbr\u003e through works and days that will not come again.\u003cbr\u003e I hold myself immobile in the bright air, \u003cbr\u003e sustained in time astride the flying change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poems in this collection are sometimes disturbing, sometimes gentle and peaceful. They are all the work of a poet who writes carefully and thoughtfully.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Taylor is professor emeritus at American University. He is the author of numerous poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eCrooked Run\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBrief Candles\u003c\/i\u003e. His honors include the Michael Braude Award for Light Verse and the Witter Bynner Prize, both from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and the Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 55\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 5.78 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1985\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451055292594,"sku":"9780807112649","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/81e84cd4d716aeca9d564cbf728222d5.webp?v=1778793857","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/flying-change-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}