{"product_id":"9781639802340","title":"Midwest Hymns","description":"Attuned to \"temporary states of grace,\" in beauties of the prairie and wide horizon so often dismissed as \"flyover country,\" and to a sense of community perhaps engendered by the landscape, \"If I stood naked under my clothes, \/ I wasn't alone,\" these hauntingly lovely poems offer solace, as their characters accept inevitable losses, graced by their appreciation and a generosity which invites readers to sit, where \"Each now is a new now, \/ teeming as every bladed leaf, \/ flower and seed.\" -April Ossmann, author of Event Boundaries In Midwest Hymns, Dale Cottingham more than meets his \"self-imposed task to examine that ground, \/ view sun flecks on rock, imagine \/ dust raising an aura in mid-afternoon.\" His precise attention to the scent, sound, and mood of winds, for instance, both literal and emotional, evoke a nuanced Midwest vividly in this moving paean. With quiet, compelling accuracy, he conflates the land, the people, and himself. He knows \"the rich aroma \/ of native soil with its \/ hint of tartness\" and renders it deftly, in \"a clear, level light.\" Like Edward Hopper, Cottingham renders a cast of individuals, in their profound isolation, with understated love. There is quiet confidence here that rewards the reader and a restrained language of longing that honors the complexities of living. -Rebecca Kaiser Gibson, author of Girl as Birch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDale Cottingham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eKelsay Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eFeb 13, 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e78 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e1639802347\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781639802340\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47908174790961,"sku":"9781639802340","price":22.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/products\/9781639802340.jpg?v=1702127663","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9781639802340","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}