{"product_id":"mosses-and-lichens-9780374538958","title":"Mosses and Lichens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection from the author of \u003ci\u003eTraveler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot days of anger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut days of mild congestion,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003einfants of inconstant sorrow,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003edays of foam in gutters,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eblossoms and snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emingling where they fall,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ea spring of cold profusion.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf a rolling stone gathers no moss, the poems in Devin Johnston's \u003ci\u003eMosses and Lichens\u003c\/i\u003e attend to what accretes over time, as well as to what erodes. They often take place in the middle of life's journey, at the edge of the woods, at the boundary between human community and wild spaces. Following Ovid, they are poems of subtle transformation and transfer. They draw on early blues and rivers, on ironies and uncertainties, guided by enigmatic signals: an orange blaze that marks no trail. From image to image, they render fleeting experiences with etched precision. As Ange Mlinko has observed of Johnston''s work, Each poem holds in balance a lapidary concision and utter lush\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus \u0026 Giroux Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525045199191,"sku":"9780374538958","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780374538958.jpg?v=1731859030","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mosses-and-lichens-9780374538958","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}