{"product_id":"skin-24","title":"Skin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first collection in over a decade from a master of his craft, \u003cem\u003eSkin\u003c\/em\u003e reflects earnestly on the miraculous moments found in the daily experiences of human life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime and time again, Robert VanderMolen’s poems illuminate the cycles of human interaction alongside the slow-moving patterns of nature: “bark just separating \/ after nine thousand summers.” A speaker asks, “Is everything too old or too new?” and the resounding answer throughout \u003cem\u003eSkin\u003c\/em\u003e is that it’s a bit of both. Colorless birds, “a deep sweep of wind,” and arrowheads found in a dying red oak all point to fragmented moments that make up what it means to stitch one’s life together. “Attentiveness is my best friend,” a speaker remarks off-handedly, but this affair with observation is earnest and real. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkin\u003c\/em\u003e rewards the reader through a tacit understanding that everything in life is part of something larger that we can’t see: the endless “thoughts that slide \/ into notice” where “in the chill of privacy \/ one seeks promise.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229498102104,"sku":"9781571314949","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781571314949_f2344688-fee9-404e-afdc-3bc6e46fa06c.jpg?v=1765876539","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/skin-24","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}