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Hall acknowledges that each life is very small, on its own, but that the love we each bear for one another is immense, our capacity for it endless.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eMaine Sunday Telegram\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“Powerful…Hall's meticulous prose convincingly captures the daily realities—sometimes beautiful, sometimes cruel—of agricultural life, and offers insight into the ways calamity fractures family bonds...readers will be rewarded.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e “A quiet gem of a first novel. The author's lyrical prose and stark portrayal of grief and guilt…is conveyed so movingly this story is hard to put down. With language poetic in its cadence and capable of seamlessly transporting our minds and emotions to another place and time, this accomplished debut will be welcomed by readers of authors such as Willa Cather, Alice Munro, Amy Tan, or Lisa See.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBeneficence\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel that considers grief, forgiveness, family, work, and love. Reminiscent of Wendell Berry and Marilynne Robinson, Hall’s writing is truly beautiful. We highly recommend you add \u003cem\u003eBeneficence\u003c\/em\u003e to your autumn reading list.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Literary North\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“This is a special book… It is a story that lingers, and one that will remain with me for the remainder of my time in this world.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eRick Heller, \u003cem\u003eBangor Daily News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBeneficence\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the family’s grace, fall from grace, and restoration to a state of grace more complicated than the first. . .one of the most beautiful, haunting novels.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eToday’s American Catholic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“A powerful story of love and loss and endurance…\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eRemind[s] all readers that love, memories and stories, and indeed language itself, can have transcendent, radiant, beneficent power—even over death.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—New York Journal of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“[A] delicate, poignant novel…Spare but decked with moments of crystalline beauty, the book’s descriptions of farming the Maine countryside are authentic and enchanting. There are no ostentatious displays, and so the novel’s magnificence sneaks up in the same unassuming way that autumn sunlight spills across harvested fields, that sound breaks the silence of a heavy snow, and that the hidden barbs of loss present themselves across the years…[A] gorgeous and moving new novel.” —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBeneficence\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that lingers, tucking details into its heavy folds…The weight of ache and grace that anchors [Hall’s] writing is still firmly lodged.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The Arts Fuse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“With lyrical precision, Hall dissects how grief reshapes each [family] member and pushes them into newfound territory. The result is a profoundly moving family saga that provides an engrossing reading experience.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Public Libraries Online\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBeneficence\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the best novels I’ve read all year, the perfect antidote to troubled times, beautifully composed and lyrically told. I cannot recommend it strongly enough.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Manhattan Book Review \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“An impressively skilled storyteller, Meredith Hall has produced the kind of novel that will linger in the mind and memory of the reader long after the book itself has been finished.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Midwest Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"small-caps small-caps--initial\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/meredith-hall-beneficence\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/meredith-hall-beneficence\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"small-caps small-caps--initial\"\u003eAdvance Praise\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“This fiercely beautiful novel took hold of me from the very first page. \u003cem\u003eBeneficence\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a page-turner and an artistic triumph. 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These poems, covering sixty years of a free woman’s song, are Naomi Replansky’s hymns to the struggle for justice and equality and to the enduring beauty of life in our dangerous world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere at long last is the new and collected work by a writer hailed by George Oppen as “one of the most brilliant American poets.” Replansky is a poet whose verse combines the compression of Emily Dickinson and the music of W. H. Auden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaomi Replansky, a Bronx native, began to write poetry in her teens but published her first book when she was 34 in 1952. That collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRing Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dazzled critics with its candor and freshness of language. 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This collection is her life’s work and won the Poetry Society of America’s 2013 William Carlos Williams Award and was a finalist for the 2014 Poets’ Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e“In Naomi Replansky’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, we have the brilliant work of seventy years in the abundant cityscapes of her imagination, written with wit and the ache of compassion.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Literary Bronx\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eNaomi Replansky's poetry rings with reality and wisdom, and it is always song. Her observant, political wit and gravity are as piercing and as necessary now as ever – and I would say more so . . . her voice and her way of reading are among the very best we have. —\u003cstrong class=\"small-caps small-caps--initial\"\u003eJean Valentine\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eNaomi Replansky is a major American poet, long overdue for acclaim. She writes skillfully, both in and out of strict form, crafting lines carefully, with concision and rare intensity. Her poems are the real thing; her collected work of a lifetime deserves the widest possible hearing. —\u003cstrong class=\"small-caps small-caps--initial\"\u003eX. J. Kennedy\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eHere in a book, the work of a life. All the poet Naomi Replansky is here: the dry, quiet voice, the incantatory and familiar rhythms that are never quite what you think they are, the wit, the touch of comfort, and the tongue-lash, the modesty that entirely frees her from trend, and the audacity – above all the audacity, the risk-taking, the nerve of the woman! These poems bear honest witness to what it was to be alive, really alive, in the twentieth century, and I turn to them again and again for courage to face the dark opening of the twenty-first. —\u003cstrong class=\"small-caps small-caps--initial\"\u003eUrsula Le Guin\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThe free and savvy poems of Naomi Replansky soar, in a speech that urgently affirms a strength we've almost forgotten we have. Clear as water and as necessary, they quicken our solitary selves. The light pulse of their instantly shared energy shows us each other and joins us in our eagerness to speak out as they do, against confusion. They are bold and embolden us. We hear the true polis alive under the dirty air of truthless ping and we participate in its power. To participate in power is freedom, Cicero says. These poems, proposing sixty years of a free woman's song, wake us up to it. Their cadences and claims uncover the given world and make us think. We do so willingly because the beat they keep is the rhythm of the heart. —\u003cstrong class=\"small-caps small-caps--initial\"\u003eMarie Ponsot\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eNaomi Replansky . . . has gained much reverence as a major voice in American poetry for honest work and speaking with clarity. \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Midwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Godine","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":40866672017526,"sku":"978-1-57423-215-8","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/6087\/7686\/files\/Replansky-Cover-Flat-scaled.jpg?v=1714163455"},{"product_id":"collected-poems-1951-1975","title":"Collected Poems 1951-1975","description":"Charles Causley is without question one of Britain's foremost living poets. 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While never unsubtle, Causley is always direct — and consequently always readable.\n\n\n\nPraise for \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCollected Poems 1951-1975\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThe truth about Causley is that he is simply the best poet of his kind we have had since the turn of the century.\n\n—Derek Parker\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Godine","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":40866672050294,"sku":"0-87923-168-8","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/6087\/7686\/files\/9780879231682.jpg?v=1714163455"},{"product_id":"collected-poems-of-william-everson-brother-antoninus-volume-1","title":"The Residual Years: Poems 1934-1948","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first volume of William Everson’s collected poetry gathers his early work, poems exploring the violence inherent in the natural world and in the heart of man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThe collected poetry of William Everson was published by Black Sparrow in three volumes. Currently, only volumes one and two are available.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eVolume one, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Residual Years: Poems 1934-1948\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, includes a selection of uncollected and previously unpublished poems.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eVolume two, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/godine.com\/products\/collected-poems-of-william-everson-brother-antoninus-volume-2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Veritable Years: Poems 1949-1966\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, includes all the poetry, including previously unpublished pieces, written by Everson during his eighteen years as a Dominican lay brother, Brother Antoninus.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eVolume three, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Integral Years: Poems 1966-1994\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, gathers work from his later years and the poet's reconciliation with nature and his own place in it. 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These poems provide a passionate record of Everson\/Antoninus's struggle to maintain strict vows of celibacy. That struggle is fraught with dramatic tension, as the poet strives to establish a fragile equilibrium between opposed psychic polarities of Spirit and Flesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThe collected poetry of William Everson was published by Black Sparrow in three volumes. Currently, only volumes one and two are available.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eVolume one, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/godine.com\/products\/collected-poems-of-william-everson-brother-antoninus-volume-1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Residual Years: Poems 1934-1948\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, includes a selection of uncollected and previously unpublished poems.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eVolume two, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Veritable Years: Poems 1949-1966\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, includes all the poetry, including previously unpublished pieces, written by Everson during his eighteen years as a Dominican lay brother, Brother Antoninus.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eVolume three, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Integral Years: Poems 1966-1994\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, gathers work from his later years and the poet's reconciliation with nature and his own place in it. 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Meticulously collected and edited by George F. Butterick and, later, Richard Blevins, these ten volumes stand as priceless testament to an entire era of the American word. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFrom the editor:\u003c\/span\u003e Each man allowed the other his head, took what came, and found of interest (or at least discussible) each other's preoccupations. Sometimes a dialogue ensued, other times one generously allowed himself to be used as a sounding board for the other's necessities. Together they hammered out a poetics – both the specialized craft of the wordsmith, but also the larger issue of how a man of language must live in the world. —George Fiction. 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Meticulously collected and edited by George Fiction. Butterick and, later, Richard Blevins, these ten volumes stand as priceless testament to an entire era of the American word.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the editor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Each man allowed the other his head, took what came, and found of interest (or at least discussible) each other's preoccupations. Sometimes a dialogue ensued, other times one generously allowed himself to be used as a sounding board for the other's necessities. Together they hammered out a poetics – both the specialized craft of the wordsmith, but also the larger issue of how a man of language must live in the world. —George Fiction. Butterick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso Available from Godine:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharles Olson and Robert Creeley: The Complete Correspondence \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/godine.com\/products\/complete-correspondence-of-charles-olson-robert-creeley-volume-2\"\u003eVolume 2\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/godine.com\/products\/complete-correspondence-of-charles-olson-robert-creeley-volume-3\"\u003eVolume 3 \u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/godine.com\/products\/complete-correspondence-of-charles-olson-robert-creeley-volume-5\"\u003eVolume 5\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/godine.com\/products\/complete-correspondence-of-charles-olson-robert-creeley-volume-6\"\u003eVolume 6\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/godine.com\/products\/complete-correspondence-of-charles-olson-robert-creeley-volume-7\"\u003eVolume 7\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/godine.com\/products\/complete-correspondence-of-charles-olson-robert-creeley-volume-8\"\u003eVolume 8\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/godine.com\/products\/complete-correspondence-of-charles-olson-robert-creeley-volume-9\"\u003eVolume 9\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/godine.com\/products\/complete-correspondence-of-charles-olson-robert-creeley-volume-10\"\u003eVolume 10\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Godine","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":40866673492086,"sku":"978-0-87685-485-3","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/6087\/7686\/files\/9780876854853.jpg?v=1714163469"},{"product_id":"complete-correspondence-of-charles-olson-robert-creeley-volume-5","title":"Charles Olson \u0026 Robert Creeley: Volume 5","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eCharles Olson called his letters with Robert Creeley \"perhaps the most important correspondence of my life.\" In the dedication to The Maximus Poems (1960), Olson names Creeley \"The Figure of Outward,\" a term elaborated in a short poem written near the end of his life:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Figure of Outward means way out way out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: the 'World,' I'm sure, otherwise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhy was the pt. then to like write to Creeley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003edaily? to make that whole thing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003edouble, to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eobjectify the extension of an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'outward'? a[n] opposite to a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003epersonality which so completely does (did)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003estay at home?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough personal narrative and critique of individual poems, the nearly 1000 letters that passed between Olson and Creely parse the evolution of their generation's poetics. Meticulously collected and edited by George Fiction. Butterick and, later, Richard Blevins, these ten volumes stand as priceless testament to an entire era of the American word.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the editor: Each man allowed the other his head, took what came, and found of interest (or at least discussible) each other's preoccupations. Sometimes a dialogue ensued, other times one generously allowed himself to be used as a sounding board for the other's necessities. Together they hammered out a poetics – both the specialized craft of the wordsmith, but also the larger issue of how a man of language must live in the world. —George Fiction. 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Meticulously collected and edited by George Fiction. Butterick and, later, Richard Blevins, these ten volumes stand as priceless testament to an entire era of the American word.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the editor: Each man allowed the other his head, took what came, and found of interest (or at least discussible) each other's preoccupations. Sometimes a dialogue ensued, other times one generously allowed himself to be used as a sounding board for the other's necessities. Together they hammered out a poetics – both the specialized craft of the wordsmith, but also the larger issue of how a man of language must live in the world. —George Fiction. 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Meticulously collected and edited by George Fiction. Butterick and, later, Richard Blevins, these ten volumes stand as priceless testament to an entire era of the American word.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the editor: Each man allowed the other his head, took what came, and found of interest (or at least discussible) each other's preoccupations. Sometimes a dialogue ensued, other times one generously allowed himself to be used as a sounding board for the other's necessities. Together they hammered out a poetics – both the specialized craft of the wordsmith, but also the larger issue of how a man of language must live in the world. —George Fiction. 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It’s for any reader looking for the kind of friend you meet in a bookstore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"small-caps small-caps--initial\"\u003ePraise for Shaun Bythell and \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“Something of Bythell’s curmudgeonly charm may be glimpsed in the slogan he scribbles on his shop’s blackboard: ‘Avoid social interaction: always carry a book.’” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“Bythell’s wicked pen and keen eye for the absurd recall what comic Ricky Gervais might say if he ran a bookshop.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\"Irascibly droll and sometimes elegiac, this is an engaging account of bookstore life from the vanishing front lines of the brick-and-mortar retail industry. Bighearted, sobering, and humane.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“…amusing and often cantankerous stories [that] bibliophiles will delight in, and occasionally wince at...” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“Bythell is a skillful writer . . . he creates a full, appealing world populated with colorful characters. The Scottish landscape—geese flying over the salt marsh, the meandering river where he likes to fish—is gorgeous . . . an endearing and thoughtful book.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis \u003c\/i\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“A heart-warming love letter to books and bookshops, by an amenable fellow turned antisocial old misanthrope . . . brilliant . . .” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“\u003cem\u003eConfessions of a Bookseller\u003c\/em\u003e is a true road map for those who treasure the written word and the containers of those words.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“Bythell remains an unwavering correspondent whose daily rambles reminds us of the joy in real bookshops.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine Books \u0026amp; Collections Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“Blythell’s witty descriptions of cheap customers, the drudgery and comfort of his daily routines and the consistent weather manages to create a sense of place strong enough to capture my flittery mind for long enough to feel settled-in near his fire.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Portland Press Herald \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e “The eccentric customers, strange incidents, and Bythell’s sharp wit prove that running a bookstore is anything but boring.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Westerly Sun\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“...humorous, philosophical, personal, written by someone shaking his head at the eccentricities of his fellow human beings... an easy and entertaining read.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBound to Read\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Godine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40866673655926,"sku":"978-1-56792-664-4","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":40866673688694,"sku":"978-1-56792-722-1","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/6087\/7686\/files\/Confessions-Jacket-Hard-Cover.png?v=1714163478"},{"product_id":"complete-correspondence-of-charles-olson-robert-creeley-volume-8","title":"Charles Olson \u0026 Robert Creeley: Volume 8","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eCharles Olson called his letters with Robert Creeley \"perhaps the most important correspondence of my life.\" In the dedication to The Maximus Poems (1960), Olson names Creeley \"The Figure of Outward,\" a term elaborated in a short poem written near the end of his life:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Figure of Outward means way out way out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: the 'World,' I'm sure, otherwise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhy was the pt. then to like write to Creeley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003edaily? to make that whole thing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003edouble, to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eobjectify the extension of an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'outward'? a[n] opposite to a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003epersonality which so completely does (did)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003estay at home?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough personal narrative and critique of individual poems, the nearly 1000 letters that passed between Olson and Creely parse the evolution of their generation's poetics. 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