{"product_id":"9798991139106","title":"An Opening in the Vertical World","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eGreenwald, Roger\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Widow Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/1\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eMost of the poems in \u003ci\u003eAn Opening in the Vertical World,\u003c\/i\u003e Roger Greenwald’s fourth collection, emerge from travel in northern Europe, with vivid evocations growing more meditative as the book proceeds. Encounters with music or visual art appear throughout, and the book closes with a poem inspired by modern dance. In short lyric poems but especially in longer pieces, Greenwald braids narrative, idea, and emotional import into a musical structure carried by the voice, in which rhythm, sound patterns, and intonation convey much of the feeling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the top you are a spur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eon the backbone of the mountain,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edivide the beating city\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003efrom the random moor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything’s alive, don’t worry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— from “The Voice”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAn Opening in the Vertical World\u003c\/i\u003e offers us poems of a sustained interiority. Here, a highly intelligent, often lonely observer is attuned to the uncertainties of travel, sex, and history. For years, I have loved and admired Roger Greenwald’s poems, and this collection is remarkable for its wit, nuanced self-knowledge, and great technical dexterity.” — Kevin Prufer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Roger Greenwald writes poems from a luminous distance, at once an alien in his world and a subtle correspondent, full of news of feelings, images, ideas. His poetry only gets better and better: the language icy and crisp, palpable. I’ve read this latest collection with excitement and gratitude.” — Jay Parini","brand":"Black Widow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106523889919,"sku":"9798991139106","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_677dc2b3-9145-4a68-8bee-80aac22913a5.jpg?v=1768494662","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9798991139106","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}