{"product_id":"threshold-new-and-selected-poems","title":"Threshold: New and Selected Poems","description":"The stages in Cary Waterman's career as a poet and teacher have been mile posted by the publication of a succession of fine collections dating back to 1975. She has now gathered together the best individual poems from each of these books, along with a robust sampling of her most recent work, into one attractive book. We meet up with a tension between the wild and the domestic again and again, from a graphic scene of butchering pigs to, decades later, a lengthy poem sequence recounting Persephone's descent into the underworld.\nThere are moments to set the reader on edge--a marriage blender set on chip--and plenty of quiet moments, too, and spots of sheer silliness. Making elderberry jam becomes both a heroic and an erotic experience, an acupuncture treatment is transformed into a spiritual ordeal. Perhaps Robert Bly said it best: ''As an artist she insists that she will not let a descriptive line stand unless an inner concern of her own has broken through it...''\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1947237101\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1947237101.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Cary Waterman\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43739214053437,"sku":"BVV.1947237101.G","price":74.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1947237101-0.jpg?v=1790715808","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/threshold-new-and-selected-poems","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}