{"product_id":"axe-handles-poems-9781593760571","title":"Axe Handles: Poems","description":"In \u003ci\u003eAxe Handles\u003c\/i\u003e Mr. Snyder reveals the roots of community in the family and explores the transmission of cultural values and knowledge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In making the handle of an axe by cutting wood with an axe the model is indeed near at hand.\" In exploring this axiom of Lu Ji's, Gary Snyder continues: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI am an axe \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd my son a handle, soon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo be shaping again, model \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd tool, craft of culture, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow we go on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a collection of discovery, of insight, and of vision. These poems see the roots of community in the family, and the roots of culture and government in the community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFormally, the 71 poems in \u003ci\u003eAxe Handles\u003c\/i\u003e range from lyrics to riddles to narratives. The collection is divided into three parts, called \"Loops,\" \"Little Songs for Gaia,\" and \"Nets,\" each containing poems of disciplined clarity. Gary Snyder knows well the great power of silence in a poem, silence that allows the mind space enough to discover the magic of song.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Snyder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593760571","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45199039266953,"sku":"9781593760571","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_4dd13dfd-8c7a-467d-9404-c6851d06e2bd.jpg?v=1769494010","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/axe-handles-poems-9781593760571","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}