{"product_id":"a-threshold-we-carry-paperback","title":"A Threshold We Carry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Trelstad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eI said your name but I meant \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ehow snow becomes \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe downward drift \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eof light, flake \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eafter flake, upon the Earth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethey buried you in. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I Said Your Name\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe downward drift\/of light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e in this moving elegy is emblematic of the dynamic attention to detail and metaphor throughout Nick Trelstad's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Threshold We Carry.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e In poems filled with images of the north woods, bears and deer come out of the wild, if only briefly, to approach a city's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003etumor of light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (\"Bear.\") They return to a \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eborder only wild things can cross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (\"Doe.\") \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Threshold We Carry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e draws us into that liminal space where poems are generated, a wilderness Trelstad loves. We are lucky that he shares it with us. This is an accomplished collection in which even an orange, with haiku-like clarity, takes part in a wider existence: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003e In the fruit bowl \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e on the table, an orange \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e is doing everything \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The Modern Wendigo\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -John Minczeski\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNick Trelstad's stunning poems of quiet witness and discovery are born in solitude and a benevolent darkness, and teem with the spirits of Bly and Wright. This book brings us to the edge of a wildness and invites us to enter. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Threshold We Carry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an impressive debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -Ryan Vine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42171435221127,"sku":"9781639802043","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c357f1b2b557cece8b438f3296157fc3.webp?v=1733355686","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-threshold-we-carry-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}