{"product_id":"the-cradle-place-poems-paperback","title":"The Cradle Place: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Lux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cradle Place\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection from Thomas Lux, a self-described \"recovering surrealist\" and winner of the Kingsley Tufts Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These fifty-two poems bring to full life the \"refreshing iconoclasms\" Rita Dove so admired in Lux's earlier work. His voice is plainspoken but moody, humorous and edgy, and ever surprising. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These are philosophical poems that ask questions about language and intention, about the sometimes untidy connections between the human and natural worlds. In the poem \"Terminal Lake,\" Lux undermines notions of benign nature, finding dark currents beneath the surface: \"it's a huge black coin, \/ it's as if the real lake is drained \/ and this lake is the drain: gaping, language- \/ less, suck- and sinkhole.\" In the ominous \"Render, Render,\" the narrator asks us to consider a concentration of the essences of our lives: all that is physical, spiritual, remembered, and dreamed for, melded together to make the messy self we present to the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lux's voice is intelligent without being bookish, urgent and unrelentingly evocative. He has long been a strong advocate for the relevance of poetry in American culture. The \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e praises Lux for his \"compelling rhythms, his biting irony, and his steady devotion to a craft that often seems thankless.\" As Sven Birkerts noted, \"Lux may be one of the poets on whom the future of the genre depends.\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8.28 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452452421810,"sku":"9780618619443","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/432dc27a42ee821f2a81e4680038bb6b.webp?v=1778816061","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-cradle-place-poems-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}