{"product_id":"stepping-into-the-river-once-poems-9780595362462","title":"Stepping Into the River Once: Poems","description":"In his seventh collection of poetry, poet and former creative writing professor Danny Rendleman finds his inspiration from the words of Greek philosopher Heraclitus, who once said, 'One can't step into the same river twice, since the river never remains the same.\" But Rendleman takes it one step further.\u003cp\u003e With an elegant and flowing style, \u003ci\u003eStepping Into the River Once\u003c\/i\u003e continues an exploration into both the delight and dread that the author discovers after a lifetime living in and enduring America's Midwest. Rendleman offers both serious and humorous lines about a dying friend's comment to him one day: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ''Nice ugly toes, ' she said. Who could not love someone who is so delicately honest? And I do. But I love my toes, too.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He also shares childhood memories of a mother who could can anything for the winter ahead: 'My mother claimed to be able to preserve anything-lemons, pig parts, venison, whole chickens.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eStepping Into the River Once\u003c\/i\u003e, Rendleman opens his heart and shares his thoughtful perspective on life and his surroundings, and his easy, though often challenging, and playful style will surely appeal to readers of all generations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e'These are ambitious and illuminating poems that one will return to again and again.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003cb\u003eHerbert Scott\u003c\/b\u003e, in praise of Rendleman's previous book, \u003ci\u003eThe Middle West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danny Rendleman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595362462\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40080960782451,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_340d6e20-3156-4e34-a30e-c272fcf2976b.jpg?v=1652277509","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/stepping-into-the-river-once-poems-9780595362462","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}