{"product_id":"in-the-roots-9781646626137","title":"In the Roots","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen I arrived at the last poem in this beautiful book of poems by \u003cstrong\u003eAbby Wheeler\u003c\/strong\u003e, I returned immediately back to the first poem. I wanted them all again, and more. This collection of pieces is luminous and liminal, subtly illuminating the edges, the beginnings and \"all that lies unseen\". In the garden, the chapel, and by the bedroom window we are granted a chance \"to see the heart emerge.\" In these poems we view the lights and shadows of relationships, between person and world, self and other, between what might have been, what cannot be, and what is. Wheeler writes \"my feet grow into the ground.\" We feel that longing for roots in this imaginative, lucid, and vulnerable collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Laurie Lambert\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eWhat We Are Made Of, \u003c\/em\u003e Finishing Line Press, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbby Wheeler\u003c\/strong\u003e's first collection of poetry, \u003cem\u003eIn the Roots\u003c\/em\u003e, is a reflection of one woman's desire to give life. She travels the paths of hope and longing, \"Assure me that the time \/ for bursting will come\" and notes the abundance of \"the little winged seeds of sycamore trees \/ ready to seep into the earth and make \/ their mother proud.\" Hope and loss grow side by side, as Wheeler gently, yet powerfully, reminds us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Leslie Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eDriving in the Dark, \u003c\/em\u003eFinishing Line Press, 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbby Wheeler\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eIn The Roots\u003c\/em\u003e explores the griefs of illness, the pleasures of a garden, the small intimacies between lovers, and the moments in which our lives brush up against nature. These poems tune you into the world: the currents that run under the surface of our lives, the things that go too easily missed, and remind you to pay attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Kara Oakleaf\u003c\/strong\u003e, Assistant Professor of English, George Mason University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abby Wheeler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Finishing Line Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646626137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWheeler, Abby:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Abby Wheeler was born and raised by the river in New Richmond, Ohio. She now lives in Cincinnati, where she is a staff and community member at Women Writing for (a) Change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Abby Wheeler \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48944031269021,"sku":"9781646626137","price":17.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_fa365460-c091-4ab7-849e-d4dd05a9cb93.jpg?v=1790153501","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/in-the-roots-9781646626137","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}