{"product_id":"the-first-echo-poems-9780807169636","title":"The First Echo: Poems","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe First Echo\u003c\/i\u003e meditates on the comings and goings of midlife--births and deaths, losses and gains, despairs and hopes. In poems that range from rigorous formalism to breathless free verse, Shane Seely reaches for instruction, understanding, and comfort. He finds solace in works of art--including paintings, literature, and film--as well as in nature, human relationships, and memory. He suggests that, like the bat or the whale, we humans understand ourselves through echo, through the sounds we send out and the sounds that come back. That returning voice, like our own and yet not quite ours, reminds us that to be alone is to be with a self that is at once strange and familiar. Evocative and engaging, \u003ci\u003eThe First Echo\u003c\/i\u003e offers poems on memory, illness, and grief--reflecting on the sadness and knowledge attached to each.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shane Seely\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807169636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShane Seely\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous books of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Surface of the Lit World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Snowbound House.\u003c\/i\u003e He is associate professor of English at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where he directs the MFA program in creative writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40412451471475,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f9c85550-7654-4154-9ce9-90be8efa66c7.jpg?v=1662126711","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-first-echo-poems-9780807169636","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}