{"product_id":"cracks-in-the-invisible-poems-9780821419526","title":"Cracks in the Invisible  Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Kampa’s poems are witty and restless in their pursuit of an intelligent modern faith. They range from a four-line satire of office inspirational posters to a lengthy meditation on the silence of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“These are poems of faith, but not easy or naïve faith. Theirs is a faith that must include the warning, ‘Your convictions \/ May not survive.’ \u003cb\u003eStephen Kampa\u003c\/b\u003e’s poems edify; may his prayers be answered.” * author of First Fire, Then Birds: Obsessionals 1985–2010 *\u003cbr\u003e“Kampa possesses a Byronic delight in and virtuosity with rhyme…. It's rather extraordinary that this is only his first book. It makes you joyful at his promise.” * The Hopkins Review *\u003cbr\u003e“You could say that the whole book is about teleology. It's about what is the order of things, what is the evidence the world gives us, and the answer is a Christian one; it’s also messy and funny. It comes in a particular flavor, which is the flavor of Stephen Kampa, which reminds us of other people but also is only like itself, the poet himself…. I love this book.” * Books \u0026amp; Culture *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Goodbye, plain style. Here is a poet of high style, who writes with the passion of Henry Vaughan and the wit of Lord Byron, the sheer virtuosity of James Merrill and Anthony Hecht and a lexicon to make W. H. Auden look up from his daily crosswords in Paradise.\u003cbr\u003e The range of tone and subject is breathtaking.”\u003c\/p\u003e * author of Bone Fires: New and Selected Poems *","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405995057495,"sku":"9780821419526","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780821419526.jpg?v=1730494174","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cracks-in-the-invisible-poems-9780821419526","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}