{"product_id":"the-crooked-mirror-selected-poems-by-stephen-evans-9781953725509","title":"The Crooked Mirror: Selected Poems by Stephen Evans","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Crooked Mirror is a collection of verse about Love and Loss, Remembrance and Hope by poet Stephen Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the Poet: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo here's what I think. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA poem is a linguistic unity. It has no narrative flow. It has no time. It has no tempo, no pauses. It is the opposite of music. It coalesces in the mind as the last element is read or heard; only then does it exist, like a quantum state collapsing into reality from the interaction of a reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text of a poem is a single word broken up into elements separated by lines and spaces. It is a delivery mechanism, and a flawed one. But it's what we have. And it is precious. Because a poem is as close as we can get to truth, given the undeveloped state of our languages. And minds, for that matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few in this book may qualify as poems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAny would be cause for celebration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry is where we're going. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt least I hope so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Time Being Media, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953725509","brand":"Time Being Media, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158984851593,"sku":"9781953725509","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_7bc7d2cb-73b7-404b-a2d0-b4cc02f3f36e.jpg?v=1732613814","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-crooked-mirror-selected-poems-by-stephen-evans-9781953725509","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}