{"product_id":"9780547350646_bucolics","title":"Bucolics","description":"\u003cp\u003eUntitled and unpunctuated, the seventy poems in this acclaimed collection seem to cascade from one page to another. Maurice Manning extolls the virtues of nature and its many gifts, and finds deep gratitude for the mysterious hand that created it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat bare branch that branch made black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby the rain the silver raindrop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehanging from the black branch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoss I like that black branch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI like that shiny raindrop Boss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etell me if I’m wrong but it makes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eme think you’re looking right\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat me now isn’t that a lark for me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto think you look that way\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eupside down like a tree frog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoss I’m not surprised at all\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wouldn’t doubt it for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea minute you’re always up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto something I’ll say one thing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou’re all right all right you are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeven when you’re hanging Boss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a poet speaks to God as a farmhand speaks to his boss?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eContemplative Poetry:\u003c\/b\u003e Manning’s seventy unpunctuated poems cascade from one page to the next, wrestling with faith, gratitude, and the mystery of creation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Unique Conversational Tone:\u003c\/b\u003e Each poem is a direct address to \"Boss,\" a powerful and enigmatic creator figure, blending reverence with a folksy, rustic familiarity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRich Nature Poetry:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the profound in the everyday—a raindrop on a black branch, the shadow of a hawk, a buzzard’s hop—as the collection finds the divine in the details of rural life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLyrical Free Verse:\u003c\/b\u003e Without the confines of title or punctuation, the language flows with a raw, musical rhythm that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Maurice Manning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46967373070485,"sku":"9780547350646","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_ad74b0b0-e640-49a6-ab75-26d99e6572dc.jpg?v=1776992679","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780547350646_bucolics","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}